Temperature and photoperiod changes affect cucumber sex expression by different epigenetic regulations
Abstract Background Cucumbers (Cucumis sativus) are known for their plasticity in sex expression. DNA methylation status determines gene activity but is susceptible to environmental condition changes. Thus, DNA methylation-based epigenetic regulation may at least partially account for the instabilit...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-11-01
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Series: | BMC Plant Biology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-018-1490-3 |