Genomic Imprinting in Plants: A Predominantly Maternal Affair

Annual Plant Reviews

Volumn 19, Issue , 2007, Pages 174-200

  Grossniklaus, Ueli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Gametogenesis; Gametophytic cells; Genomic imprinting; Mammals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948066773     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470988626.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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