Effects of ploidy variation on promoter DNA methylation and gene expression in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Abstract Background Polyploidy, or whole-genome duplication (WGD) promotes genetic diversification in plants. However, whether WGD is accompanied by epigenetic regulation especially DNA methylation remains yet elusive. Methylation of different region in genomic DNA play discrete role in gene regulat...

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Main Authors: Hongyu Zhang, Asif Ali, Feixue Hou, Tingkai Wu, Daiming Guo, Xiufeng Zeng, Fangfang Wang, Huixia Zhao, Xiaoqiong Chen, Peizhou Xu, Xianjun Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Subjects:
WGD
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-018-1553-5