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Genomic and epigenetic insights into the molecular bases of heterosis.
Nature reviews. Genetics - 1 Jul 2013
Chen Z Jeffrey
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Heterosis, also known as hybrid vigour, is widespread in plants and animals, but the molecular bases for this phenomenon remain elusive. Recent studies in hybrids and allopolyploids using transcriptomic, proteomic, metabolomic, epigenomic and systems biology approaches have provided new insights. Emerging genomic and epigenetic perspectives suggest that heterosis arises from allelic interactions between parental...
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