Paramutation of the r1 locus of maize is associated with increased cytosine methylation

Genetics

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1973-1981

  Walker, Elsbeth L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; GENE DELETION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HERITABILITY; MAIZE; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILENCER GENE; TRANSPOSON;

CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CYTOSINE; DNA METHYLATION; GENES, PLANT; HELIX-LOOP-HELIX MOTIFS; MUTATION; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PLANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE DELETION; ZEA MAYS;

EMBRYOPHYTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031916244     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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