DNA methylation increases throughout Arabidopsis development

Planta

Volumn 222, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 301-306

  Ruiz Garcia L ^a   Cervera, M T ^a,b   Martinez Zapater J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

5 azacytidine; Arabidopsis; ddm1 mutant; DNA methylation pattern; Plant development

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; GENES;

5-AZACYTIDINE; ARABIDOPSIS; DDM1 MUTANT; DNA METHYLATION PATTERN; PLANT DEVELOPMENT;

DNA;

PLANT DNA;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

ARABIDOPSIS; DNA METHYLATION; DNA, PLANT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT;

GENES; NUCLEIC ACIDS; ORGANELLES;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 26444479664     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-005-1524-6     Document Type: Article

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