Changes in the nucleotide composition and pattern of DNA methylation during the germination of cereal seeds

Russian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 256-259

  Minasbekyan, L A ^a   Parsadanyan, M A ^a   Panosyan, G A ^a   Vardevanyan, P O ^a  

^a YEREVAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (Armenia)

Author keywords

DNA; Germination; Melting; Methylation; Seed embryos; T. Dicoccum; Triticale; Triticum aestivum

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034340126     PISSN: 10214437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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