The plant genome's methylation status and response to stress: implications for plant improvement

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 317-322

  Lukens, Lewis N ^a   Zhan, Shuhua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE;

ADAPTATION; CROP; DNA METHYLATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOME; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; CYTOSINE; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENOME, PLANT; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RNA INTERFERENCE;

EID: 34248195475     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2007.04.012     Document Type: Review

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