Epigenomics in an extraterrestrial environment: organ-specific alteration of DNA methylation and gene expression elicited by spaceflight in Arabidopsis thaliana
Abstract Background Plants adapted to diverse environments on Earth throughout their evolutionary history, and developed mechanisms to thrive in a variety of terrestrial habitats. When plants are grown in the novel environment of spaceflight aboard the International Space Station (ISS), an environme...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-03-01
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Series: | BMC Genomics |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-019-5554-z |