The evolution of epitype

Plant Cell

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1658-1666

  Meagher, Richard B ^a  

^a University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; NUCLEOSOME;

DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENT; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NUCLEOSOME; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY;

DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENT; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE DUPLICATION; HISTONES; NUCLEOSOMES; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 77955882402     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.110.075481     Document Type: Article

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