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Spontaneous epigenetic variation in the Arabidopsis thaliana methylome.
Nature - 20 Sept 2011
Becker Claude, Hagmann Jörg, Müller Jonas, Koenig Daniel, Stegle Oliver, Borgwardt Karsten, Weigel Detlef
Abstract excerpt
Heritable epigenetic polymorphisms, such as differential cytosine methylation, can underlie phenotypic variation. Moreover, wild strains of the plant Arabidopsis thaliana differ in many epialleles, and these can influence the expression of nearby genes. However, to understand their role in evolution, it is imperative to ascertain the emergence rate and stability of epialleles, including those that are not due to...
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