Chromatin organisation in duckweed interphase nuclei in relation to the nuclear DNA content

Plant Biology

Volumn 17, Issue s1, 2015, Pages 120-124

  Cao, H X ^a   Vu, G T H ^a   Wang, W ^b   Messing, J ^b   Schubert, I ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS AND CROP PLANT RESEARCH IPK   (Germany)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA content; DNA methylation; Duckweeds; Heterochromatin; Histone modification; Neoteny

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME; DICOTYLEDON; DNA; GENOME; WEED;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; LEMNA; SPIRODELA POLYRRHIZA;

CHROMATIN; EUCHROMATIN; HETEROCHROMATIN; HISTONE; LYSINE; PLANT DNA;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ARABIDOPSIS; ARACEAE; CHROMATIN; EUCHROMATIN; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; HETEROCHROMATIN; INTERPHASE; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARACEAE; CHROMATIN; DNA, PLANT; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EUCHROMATIN; HETEROCHROMATIN; HISTONES; INTERPHASE; LYSINE; METHYLATION; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84920847789     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: 14388677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/plb.12194     Document Type: Article

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