Epigenetic inheritance in Arabidopsis: Selective silence

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 15, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 557-562

  Zilberman, Daniel ^a   Henikoff, Steven ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ARABIDOPSIS; CHROMATIN; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIGENETICS; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE CONTROL; GENE MUTATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REVIEW; TRANSPOSON;

ARABIDOPSIS; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 24344442852     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2005.07.002     Document Type: Review

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