Epigenetic modifications in plants: An evolutionary perspective

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 179-186

  Feng, Suhua ^a   Jacobsen, Steven E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; LYSINE;

ANGIOSPERM; CHEMISTRY; DNA METHYLATION; EVOLUTION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLANT GENOME; REVIEW;

ANGIOSPERMS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENOME, PLANT; HISTONES; LYSINE;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI;

EID: 79955124012     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2010.12.002     Document Type: Review

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