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Loss of Karma transposon methylation underlies the mantled somaclonal variant of oil palm.
Nature - 24 Sept 2015
Ong-Abdullah Meilina, Ordway Jared M, Jiang Nan, Ooi Siew-Eng, Kok Sau-Yee, Sarpan Norashikin, Azimi Nuraziyan, Hashim Ahmad Tarmizi, Ishak Zamzuri, Rosli Samsul Kamal, Malike Fadila Ahmad, Bakar Nor Azwani Abu, Marjuni Marhalil, Abdullah Norziha, Yaakub Zulkifli, Amiruddin Mohd Din, Nookiah Rajanaidu, Singh Rajinder, Low Eng-Ti Leslie, Chan Kuang-Lim, Azizi Norazah, Smith Steven W, Bacher Blaire, Budiman Muhammad A, Van Brunt Andrew, Wischmeyer Corey, Beil Melissa, Hogan Michael, Lakey Nathan, Lim Chin-Ching, Arulandoo Xaviar, Wong Choo-Kien, Choo Chin-Nee, Wong Wei-Chee, Kwan Yen-Yen, Alwee Sharifah Shahrul Rabiah Syed, Sambanthamurthi Ravigadevi, Martienssen Robert A
Abstract excerpt
Somaclonal variation arises in plants and animals when differentiated somatic cells are induced into a pluripotent state, but the resulting clones differ from each other and from their parents. In agriculture, somaclonal variation has hindered the micropropagation of elite hybrids and genetically modified crops, but the mechanism responsible remains unknown. The oil palm fruit 'mantled' abnormality is a...
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