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Paramutation-like features of multiple natural epialleles in tomato.
BMC genomics - 20 Mar 2018
Gouil Quentin, Baulcombe David C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Freakish and rare or the tip of the iceberg? Both phrases have been used to refer to paramutation, an epigenetic drive that contravenes Mendel's first law of segregation. Although its underlying mechanisms are beginning to unravel, its understanding relies only on a few examples that may involve transgenes or artificially generated epialleles. RESULTS: By using DNA methylation of introgression lines...
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