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Individual variation in size and fecundity is correlated with differences in global DNA cytosine methylation in the perennial herb Helleborus foetidus (Ranunculaceae).
American journal of botany - 1 Aug 2014
Alonso Conchita, Pérez Ricardo, Bazaga Pilar, Medrano Mónica, Herrera Carlos M
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UNLABELLED: • PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Few studies have examined how epigenetic modifications of DNA may influence individual plant phenotypes and ecological processes in wild plant populations. We investigated natural variation in global DNA cytosine methylation and its phenotypic correlates in the perennial herb Helleborus foetidus.• METHODS: We focused specifically on individual differences in size- and...
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