Induction of RNA-directed DNA methylation and heritable transcriptional gene silencing as a tool to engineer novel traits in plants

Plant Biotechnology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 233-241

  Kasai, Megumi ^a   Kanazawa, Akira ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epigenetic changes; RNA silencing; RNA directed DNA methylation; Transcriptional gene silencing; Virus vector

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876183926     PISSN: 13424580     EISSN: 13476114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.13.0319a     Document Type: Review

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