Genomic Imprinting and Endosperm Development in Flowering Plants

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology - Part B Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 149-184

  Vinkenoog, Rinke ^a   Bushell, Catherine ^a   Spielman, Melissa ^a   Adams, Sally ^a,b   Dickinson, Hugh G ^c   Scott, Rod J ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b FRIEDRICH MIESCHER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apomixis; Endosperm; Epigenetics; FIS; Genomic imprinting; Interploidy crosses; Interspecific hybridization; Polycomb; Seed development

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; EMBRYONIC ECTODERM DEVELOPMENT PROTEIN; FERTILIZATION INDEPENDENT ENDOSPERM PROTEIN; FERTILIZATION INDEPENDENT SEED 1 PROTEIN; FERTILIZATION INDEPENDENT SEED 2 PROTEIN; MEA PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN; RIBOSOME RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANDROGENESIS; APOMIXIS; ARABIDOPSIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA METHYLATION; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOSPERM; FERTILIZATION; GAMETE; GAMETOPHYTE; GENDER IDENTITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME; GENOME IMPRINTING; GYNOGENESIS; HETEROCHROMATIN; MAMMAL; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; OVULE; PARTHENOGENESIS; PLANT; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; POLLINATION; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN BINDING; REVIEW; SEED DEVELOPMENT; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; ARABIDOPSIS; DNA METHYLATION; FLOWERS; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; PLANT PROTEINS; SEEDS;

ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0142074380     PISSN: 10736085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/MB:25:2:149     Document Type: Review

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