Misregulation of Genomic Imprinting Drives Abnormal Seed Development in Hybrid Monkeyflowers (Mimulus)
Genomic imprinting is the preferential expression of one allele over the other. It is an epigenetic phenomenon that occurs in the placentas of mammals and the endosperm of angiosperms. Endosperm, like placentas, is a nutrient rich tissue that supports the growing embryo within the seed. All grains a...
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W&M ScholarWorks
2017
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1516639867 https://scholarworks.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1220&context=etd |