Epi-alleles in plants: Inheritance of epigenetic information over generations

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1106-1111

  Kakutani, Tetsuji ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETICS   (Japan)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Gene silencing; RNA interference; RNA directed DNA methylation; Transposon

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036810094     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcf131     Document Type: Short Survey

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