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Evolutionary and functional genomics of DNA methylation in maize domestication and improvement.
Nature communications - 2 Nov 2020
Xu Gen, Lyu Jing, Li Qing, Liu Han, Wang Dafang, Zhang Mei, Springer Nathan M, Ross-Ibarra Jeffrey, Yang Jinliang
Abstract excerpt
DNA methylation is a ubiquitous chromatin feature, present in 25% of cytosines in the maize genome, but variation and evolution of the methylation landscape during maize domestication remain largely unknown. Here, we leverage whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and whole-genome bisulfite sequencing (WGBS) data on populations of modern maize, landrace, and teosinte (Zea mays ssp. parviglumis) to estimate epimutation...
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