An epigenetic view of plant cells cultured in vitro: Somaclonal variation and beyond

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3713-3725

  Miguel, Célia ^a   Marum, Liliana ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA QUÍMICA E BIOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cell fate; chromatin; dedifferentiation; DNA methylation; organogenesis; somaclonal variation

Indexed keywords

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMATIN; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; PLANT; REVIEW;

CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMATIN; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EPIGENOMICS; GENETIC VARIATION; PLANTS;

EID: 79960541784     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/err155     Document Type: Review

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