Temperature and photoperiod changes affect cucumber sex expression by different epigenetic regulations

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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Main Authors: Yun-Song Lai, Di Shen, Wei Zhang, Xiaohui Zhang, Yang Qiu, Haiping Wang, Xinxin Dou, Sigeng Li, Yuanqi Wu, Jiangping Song, Guanyu Ji, Xixiang Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Subjects:
Cucumber germplasm
Sex expression
Temperature
Photoperiod
DNA methylation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-018-1490-3

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