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Epigenetics in plants-vernalisation and hybrid vigour.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1 Aug 2011
Groszmann Michael, Greaves Ian K, Albert Nicolas, Fujimoto Ryo, Helliwell Chris A, Dennis Elizabeth S, Peacock W James
Abstract excerpt
In this review we have analysed two major biological systems involving epigenetic control of gene activity. In the first system we demonstrate the interplay between genetic and epigenetic controls over the transcriptional activity of FLC, a major repressor of flowering in Arabidopsis. FLC is down-regulated by low temperature treatment (vernalisation) releasing the repressor effect on flowering. We discuss the...
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