Epigenetic suppression of T-DNA insertion mutants in arabidopsis

Molecular Plant

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 539-545

  Gao, Yangbin ^a   Zhao, Yunde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; genetic suppression; T DNA mutant; trans interaction; YUC

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 84875632813     PISSN: 16742052     EISSN: 17529867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mp/sss093     Document Type: Article

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