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Epigenetic mechanisms underlying genomic imprinting in plants.
Annual review of plant biology - 1 Jan 2012
Köhler Claudia, Wolff Philip, Spillane Charles
Abstract excerpt
Genomic imprinting, the differential expression of an autosomal gene that is dependent on its parent of origin, has independently evolved in flowering plants and mammals. In both of these organism classes, imprinting occurs in embryo-nourishing tissues-the placenta and the endosperm, respectively. It has been proposed that some imprinted genes control nutrient flow from the mother to the offspring. Genome-wide...
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