Epialleles via DNA methylation: Consequences for plant evolution

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 309-314

  Kalisz, Susan ^a   Purugganan, Michael D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EVOLUTION;

EID: 2942598781     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2004.03.034     Document Type: Article

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