Epigenetic reprogramming in plant reproductive lineages

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 817-823

  Gutierrez Marcos, Jose F ^a   Dickinson, Hugh G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; Gametes; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

FLOWER; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR REPROGRAMMING; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT GAMETOGENESIS; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GAMETOGENESIS, PLANT; GERM CELLS, PLANT; NUCLEAR REPROGRAMMING; PLANTS; REPRODUCTION;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 84861061905     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: 14719053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcs052     Document Type: Review

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