Methylation of plant telomeric DNA: What do the results say?

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 533-536

  Majerová, Eva ^a   Fojtová, Miloslava ^a   Mandáková, Terezie ^a   Fajkus, J ^a,b  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

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EID: 81155131191     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11103-011-9834-5     Document Type: Letter

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