Transgenerational inheritance of modified DNA methylation patterns and enhanced tolerance induced by heavy metal stress in rice (Oryza sativa L.).

<h4>Background</h4>DNA methylation is sensitive and responsive to stressful environmental conditions. Nonetheless, the extent to which condition-induced somatic methylation modifications can impose transgenerational effects remains to be fully understood. Even less is known about the bio...

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Main Authors: Xiufang Ou, Yunhong Zhang, Chunming Xu, Xiuyun Lin, Qi Zang, Tingting Zhuang, Lili Jiang, Diter von Wettstein, Bao Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22984395/pdf/?tool=EBI