Epigenomic and functional analyses reveal roles of epialleles in the loss of photoperiod sensitivity during domestication of allotetraploid cottons

Epigenomic and functional analyses reveal roles of epialleles in the loss of photoperiod sensitivity during domestication of allotetraploid cottons

Abstract Background Polyploidy is a pervasive evolutionary feature of all flowering plants and some animals, leading to genetic and epigenetic changes that affect gene expression and morphology. DNA methylation changes can produce meiotically stable epialleles, which are transmissible through select...

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Main Authors: Qingxin Song, Tianzhen Zhang, David M. Stelly, Z. Jeffrey Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Genome Biology
Subjects:
DNA methylation
Epigenomics
Cotton
Photoperiod
Hybrid
Polyploidy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13059-017-1229-8

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