Epigenetic variation and environmental change

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 3541-3548

  Meyer, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Stress response

Indexed keywords

TRANSPOSON;

DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PLANT; TRANSPOSON;

DNA METHYLATION; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; ENVIRONMENT; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; PLANTS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84930214157     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru502     Document Type: Review

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