Epigenetic modifications during angiosperm gametogenesis

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 3, Issue FEB, 2012, Pages

  Migicovsky, Zoë ^a   Kovalchuk, Igor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Epigenetic modifications; Genomic imprinting; Histone modifications; Plant gametogenesis; Transposon reactivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874363126     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2012.00020     Document Type: Review

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