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Differences in DNA-methylation are associated with a paramutation phenomenon in transgenic petunia.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Jul 1993
Meyer P, Heidmann I, Niedenhof I
Abstract excerpt
The transgenic petunia line 17-R contains one copy of the maize A1 gene which mediates brick-red pelargonidin pigmentation of the flower. A white derivative, 17-W, was isolated from homozygous progeny of this line in which no pelargonidin pigmentation was observed. In 17-W the 35S promoter driving the A1 gene was hypermethylated, in contrast to its hypomethylated state in 17-R. Progeny plants carrying both the...
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