Chromosome and DNA methylation dynamics during meiosis in the autotetraploid Arabidopsis arenosa

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-37

  Carvalho, Ana ^a   Delgado, Margarida ^a,b   Barão, Augusta ^a   Frescatada, Márcia ^a   Ribeiro, Edna ^a   Pikaard, Craig S ^c   Viegas, Wanda ^a   Neves, Nuno ^a,d  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE LUSÓFONA DE HUMANIDADES E TECNOLOGIAS   (Portugal)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis arenosa; Autopolyploid; DNA methylation; Meiosis

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; CYTOLOGY; DNA METHYLATION; GENETICS; INTERPHASE; MEIOSIS; METAPHASE; PLANT CHROMOSOME; POLYPLOIDY;

ARABIDOPSIS; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; CHROMOSOMES, PLANT; DNA METHYLATION; INTERPHASE; MEIOSIS; METAPHASE; POLYPLOIDY;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS ARENOSA;

EID: 77349110224     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00497-009-0115-2     Document Type: Article

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