Genetic and epigenetic studies on populations of deschampsia antarctica desv. from contrasting environments on King George Island

Polish Polar Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-26

  Chwedorzewska, Katarzyna J ^a   Bednarek, Piotr T ^b  

^a POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b PLANT BREEDING AND ACCLIMATIZATION INSTITUTE NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antarctic; Deschampsia antarctica; Genetic methylation diversity; South shetland islands

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANGIOSPERM; DNA; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; METHYLATION; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POPULATION GENETICS;

ANTARCTICA; KING GEORGE ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

DESCHAMPSIA ANTARCTICA;

EID: 79958843103     PISSN: 01380338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10183-011-0005-9     Document Type: Article

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