Atypical epigenetic mark in an atypical location: cytosine methylation at asymmetric (CNN) sites within the body of a non-repetitive tomato gene

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Eukaryotic DNA methylation is one of the most studied epigenetic processes, as it results in a direct and heritable covalent modification triggered by external stimuli. In contrast to mammals, plant DNA methylation, which is stimulat...

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Main Authors: Iusem Norberto D, Ricardi Martiniano M, González Rodrigo M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/11/94