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Epigenetic variation: origin and transgenerational inheritance.
Current opinion in plant biology - 1 Nov 2012
Becker Claude, Weigel Detlef
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies have revealed that epigenetic variation in plant populations exceeds genetic diversity and that it is influenced by the environment. Nevertheless, epigenetic differences are not entirely independent of shared ancestry. Epigenetic modifications have gained increasing attention, because one can now study their patterns across the entire genome and in many different individuals. Not only do epigenetic...
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