Hidden genetic nature of epigenetic natural variation in plants

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 625-632

  Pecinka, Ales ^a   Abdelsamad, Ahmed ^a   Vu, Giang T H ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PLANT BREEDING RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PLANT; PLANT GENOME; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME, PLANT; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PLANTS;

EID: 84887015270     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2013.07.005     Document Type: Review

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