DNA methylation - An essential mechanism in plant molecular biology

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 491-499

  Hafiz, Ishfaq Ahmed ^a   Anjum, Muhammad Akbar ^a,b   Grewal, Abdul Ghaffar ^a,c   Chaudhary, Ghulam Ahmad ^a  

^a AYUB AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Pakistan)

^b BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c Mango Research Station   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Evolution; Gene expression; Genomic DNA; Methylation; Physiology

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0035686301     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-001-0060-7     Document Type: Review

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