Genetic characterization of late-flowering traits induced by DNA hypomethylation mutation in Arabidopsis thaliana

Plant Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1447-1451

  Kakutani, Tetsuji ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANT DNA;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CROSS BREEDING; DNA METHYLATION; GENETICS; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT STEM;

ARABIDOPSIS; CROSSES, GENETIC; DNA METHYLATION; DNA, PLANT; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PLANT STEMS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 0031436403     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313x.1997.12061447.x     Document Type: Article

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