Evolution and function of genomic imprinting in plants

Genes and Development

Volumn 29, Issue 24, 2015, Pages 2517-2531

  Rodrigues, Jessica A ^a   Zilberman, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Evolution; Genomic imprinting; Histone methylation; Plant reproduction

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; LONG UNTRANSLATED RNA; TRANSFER RNA;

ADAPTATION; CONSANGUINITY; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; FAMILY CONFLICT; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENOME IMPRINTING; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PLANT GENE; PLANT GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ZYGOTE; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HISTONES; PLANTS;

EID: 84949972763     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: 15495477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.269902.115     Document Type: Review

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