Structure and DNA methylation pattern of partially heterochromatinised endosperm nuclei in Gagea lutea (Liliaceae)

Planta

Volumn 204, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 506-514

  Bu, Jiří ^a   Ebert, Irma ^b   Ruffini Castiglione, Monica ^c   Široký, Jiří ^a   Vyskot, Boris ^a   Greilhuber, Johann ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Endosperm nucleus (pentaploid); Facultative heterochromatin; Gagea

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLCYTOSINE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA STRUCTURE; HETEROCHROMATIN;

EMBRYOPHYTA; GAGEA; GAGEA LUTEA;

EID: 2642616233     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004250050285     Document Type: Article

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