Epigenetic phenomena and the evolution of plant allopolyploids

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 365-379

  Liu, Bao ^a   Wendel, Jonathan F ^b  

^a NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allopolyploidy; DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Gene silencing; Genome evolution; Transposable element

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345149793     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1055-7903(03)00213-6     Document Type: Article

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