Paramutation of the r1 locus of maize is associated with increased cytosine methylation.

doi:10.1093/genetics/148.4.1973

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Paramutation of the r1 locus of maize is associated with increased cytosine methylation.

Genetics - 1 Apr 1998

Walker E L

Abstract excerpt

In paramutation two alleles of a gene interact so that one of the alleles is epigenetically silenced. The silenced state is then genetically transmissible for many generations. The large (220 kbp) multigenic complex R-r is paramutable: its level of expression is changed during paramutation. R-r w...

Topics

Chromosome Mapping
Cytosine
DNA Methylation
Genes, Plant
Helix-Loop-Helix Motifs
Mutation
Nuclear Proteins
Plant Proteins
Sequence Deletion
Zea mays

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