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Apomixis frequency under stress conditions in weeping lovegrass (Eragrostis curvula).
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Rodrigo Juan Manuel, Zappacosta Diego Carlos, Selva Juan Pablo, Garbus Ingrid, Albertini Emidio, Echenique Viviana
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To overcome environmental stress, plants develop physiological responses that are triggered by genetic or epigenetic changes, some of which involve DNA methylation. It has been proposed that apomixis, the formation of asexual seeds without meiosis, occurs through the temporal or spatial deregulation of the sexual process mediated by genetic and epigenetic factors influenced by the environment. Here, we explored...
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