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CHROMOMETHYLTRANSFERASE3/KRYPTONITE maintains the sulfurea paramutation in Solanum lycopersicum.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 29 Mar 2022
Martinho Cláudia, Wang Zhengming, Ghigi Andrea, Buddle Sarah, Barbour Felix, Yarur Antonia, Gouil Quentin, Müller Sebastian, Stam Maike, Liu Chang, Baulcombe David C
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SignificanceParamutation involves the transfer of a repressive epigenetic mark between silent and active alleles. It is best known from exceptional non-Mendelian inheritance of conspicuous phenotypes in maize but also in other plants and animals. Recent genomic studies, however, indicate that paramutation may be less exceptional. It may be a consequence of wide-cross hybridization and may contribute to...
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