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Age-associated alterations in the somatic mutation and DNA methylation levels in plants.
Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany) - 1 Mar 2016
Dubrovina A S, Kiselev K V
Abstract excerpt
Somatic mutations of the nuclear and mitochondrial DNA and alterations in DNA methylation levels in mammals are well known to play important roles in ageing and various diseases, yet their specific contributions await further investigation. For plants, it has also been proposed that unrepaired DNA damage and DNA polymerase errors accumulate in plant cells and lead to increased somatic mutation rate and...
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