Plant genes: The genetics of epigenetics

被引:16
作者
Paszkowski, J [1 ]
Scheid, OM [1 ]
机构
[1] Friedrich Miescher Inst, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland
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10.1016/S0960-9822(98)70126-5
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The formation of silent epialleles is accompanied by local hypermethylation of the DNA template, and genetically altered, methylation-deficient Arabidopsis mutants generate an increased number of epimutations. But what came first - methylation or epigenetic change? (C) Current Biology Ltd ISSN 0960-9822.
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页码:R206 / R208
页数:3
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