Regulation and flexibility of genomic imprinting during seed development

Plant Cell

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 16-26

  Raissig, Michael T ^a   Baroux, Célia ^a   Grossniklaus, Ueli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MAMMALIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79952293152     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.110.081018     Document Type: Review

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