Small RNA-mediated epigenetic modifications in plants

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 148-155

  Simon, Stacey A ^a   Meyers, Blake C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

CHROMATIN; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; GENOME IMPRINTING; METABOLISM; PLANT; REVIEW;

CHROMATIN; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE SILENCING; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HISTONES; PLANTS; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING;

EID: 79955111192     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2010.11.007     Document Type: Review

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