Metastable differentially methylated regions within Arabidopsis inbred populations are associated with modified expression of non-coding transcripts.

Individual plants within a population may vary at both genetic and epigenetic levels. The rate of genetic divergence and its underlying mechanisms is well understood. Less is known about the factors contributing to epigenetic divergence among isogenic populations except that, despite the presence of...

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Main Authors: Ericka R Havecker, Laura M Wallbridge, Paola Fedito, Thomas J Hardcastle, David C Baulcombe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3447930?pdf=render