Genetic and epigenetic regulation of stress responses in natural plant populations

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Volumn 1819, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 176-185

  Grativol, Clícia ^a   Hemerly, Adriana Silva ^a   Ferreira, Paulo Cavalcanti Gomes ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epigenetic variation; Evolution; Genetic variation; Natural population; Stress

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA; HISTONE; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ABIOTIC STRESS; ADAPTATION; BIOTIC STRESS; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HISTONE MODIFICATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PLANT STRESS; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW;

EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PLANTS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84856596099     PISSN: 18749399     EISSN: 18764320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2011.08.010     Document Type: Review

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