Epigenetics and plant evolution

New Phytologist

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 81-91

  Rapp, Ryan A ^a   Wendel, Jonathan F ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; Evolution; Gene expression; Hybridization; Non Mendelian inheritance; Polyploidy

Indexed keywords

DNA; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIATION; HYBRIDIZATION; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPE;

PLANT RNA;

CHROMOSOME MAP; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT CHROMOSOME; PLOIDY; REVIEW;

CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, PLANT; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PLANTS; PLOIDIES; RNA, PLANT; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 29644435144     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2005.01491.x     Document Type: Review

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