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Epialleles in plant evolution

Year: 2012

Type: review

Abstract: Heritable phenotypic differences caused by epigenetic modifications, rather than DNA sequence mutations, pose a challenge to our understanding of natural variation. Here, we review what is known about plant epialleles and the role of epigenetics in evolution.

Source: Genome biology

DOI: 10.1186/gb-2012-13-10-249

Authors: Detlef Weigel, Vincent Colot

Institutions: Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Inserm, École Normale Supérieure - PSL, Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure

Language: English

Topic: Chromosomal and Genetic Variations

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $5,490

Funders: European Commission, Agence Nationale de la Recherche, FP7 Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Biotechnology