DNA methylation profiles differ between Juvenile and adult phase leaves of crab apple (Malus micromalus) seedling tree

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1025-1032

  Hafiz, Ishfaq A ^a   Abbasi, Nadeem A ^a   Ahmad, Touqeer ^a   Hussain, Azhar ^a  

^a PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MALUS MICROMALUS; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 62249172955     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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