Epigenetic advances in somatic embryogenesis in sequenced genome crops

Somatic Embryogenesis: Fundamental Aspects and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 81-102

  Duarte Aké, Fátima ^a   De la Peña, Clelia ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Gene regulation; Histone modifications; Mirnas; Somatic embryogenesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 85017582603     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-33705-0_6     Document Type: Chapter

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