Small RNAs: How Seeds Remember To Obey Their Mother

Current Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 15, 2009, Pages

  Springer, Nathan M ^a  

^a 250 Biological Sciences Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ANGIOSPERM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DNA METHYLATION; ENDOSPERM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOME IMPRINTING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSPOSON;

ANGIOSPERMS; DNA METHYLATION; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; ENDOSPERM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; MODELS, GENETIC; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 68149089676     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.06.049     Document Type: Short Survey

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