Epigenetic and epigenomic variation in Arabidopsis thaliana

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 149-154

  Schmitz, Robert J ^a   Ecker, Joseph R ^a,b  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARABIDOPSIS; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; MUTATION; PLANT GENOME; REVIEW;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; ARABIDOPSIS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENOME, PLANT; HUMANS; MUTATION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 84858071017     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2012.01.001     Document Type: Review

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