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Variation in the epigenetic silencing of FLC contributes to natural variation in Arabidopsis vernalization response.
Genes & development - 15 Nov 2006
Shindo Chikako, Lister Clare, Crevillen Pedro, Nordborg Magnus, Dean Caroline
Abstract excerpt
Vernalization, the cold-induced acceleration of flowering, involves the epigenetic silencing of the floral repressor gene FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC). We investigated the molecular basis for variation in vernalization in Arabidopsis natural accessions adapted to different climates. A major variable was the degree to which different periods of cold caused stable FLC silencing. In accessions requiring long...
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