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Vernalization: a model for investigating epigenetics and eukaryotic gene regulation in plants.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1 Jan 2000
Schmitz Robert J, Amasino Richard M
Abstract excerpt
The transition from vegetative to reproductive development is a highly regulated process that, in many plant species, is sensitive to environmental cues that provide seasonal information to initiate flowering during optimal times of the year. One environmental cue is the cold of winter. Winter annuals and biennials typically require prolonged exposure to the cold of winter to flower rapidly in the spring. This...
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