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Fruit quality and DNA methylation are affected by parental order in reciprocal crosses of tomato.
Plant cell reports - 1 Jan 2021
Gimenez Magalí Diana, Vazquez Dana Valeria, Trepat Felipe, Cambiaso Vladimir, Rodríguez Gustavo Rubén
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KEY MESSAGE: Reciprocal effects were found for tomato fruit quality and DNA methylation. The epigenetic identity of reciprocal hybrids indicates that DNA methylation might be one of the mechanisms involved in POEs. Crosses between different genotypes and even between different species are commonly used in plant breeding programs. Reciprocal hybrids are obtained by changing the cross direction (or the sexual role)...
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