Molecular memories in the regulation of seasonal flowering: From competence to cessation

Genome Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Bratzel, Fabian ^a   Turck, Franziska ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLORIGEN; UNTRANSLATED RNA; CHROMATIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BRASSICACEAE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOWERING; FT GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HISTONE MODIFICATION; MITOSIS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MEMORY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PLANT GENE; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT STRUCTURES; REVIEW; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TSF GENE; VERNALIZATION; ARABIDOPSIS; CHEMISTRY; CHROMATIN; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; POACEAE; SEASON;

ARABIDOPSIS; BRASSICACEAE; CHROMATIN; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FLORIGEN; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; POACEAE; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; SEASONS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84941617577     PISSN: 14747596     EISSN: 1474760X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13059-015-0770-6     Document Type: Review

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