Adaptive transgenerational plasticity in plants: Case studies, mechanisms, and implications for natural populations

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 2, Issue DEC, 2011, Pages

  Herman, Jacob J ^a   Sultan, Sonia E ^a  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Maternal effects; Seed provisioning; Seedling development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862492761     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2011.00102     Document Type: Article

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