Natural variation in epigenetic gene regulation and its effects on plant developmental traits

Evolution

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 620-631

  Turck, Franziska ^a   Coupland, George ^a  

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

Author keywords

Adaptation; Genetic variation; Molecular evolution; Reproductive strategies

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; DICOTYLEDON; FITNESS; FLOWERING; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIATION; INHIBITOR; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; METHYLATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SEMELPARITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ADAPTATION; ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGIES;

ADAPTATION; GENETIC VARIATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGIES;

ANGIOSPERMS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENETIC VARIATION; PLANT PROTEINS;

EID: 84896724949     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/evo.12286     Document Type: Article

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