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Hidden genetic nature of epigenetic natural variation in plants.
Trends in plant science - 1 Nov 2013
Pecinka Ales, Abdelsamad Ahmed, Vu Giang T H
Abstract excerpt
Transcriptional gene silencing (TGS) is an epigenetic mechanism that suppresses the activity of repetitive DNA elements via accumulation of repressive chromatin marks. We discuss natural variation in TGS, with a particular focus on cases that affect the function of protein-coding genes and lead to developmental or physiological changes. Comparison of the examples described has revealed that most natural variation...
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