Seasonal shift in timing of vernalization as an adaptation to extreme winter
The requirement for vernalization, a need for prolonged cold to trigger flowering, aligns reproductive development with favorable spring conditions. In Arabidopsis thaliana vernalization depends on the cold-induced epigenetic silencing of the floral repressor locus FLC. Extensive natural variation i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2015-07-01
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| Series: | eLife |
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| Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/06620 |