Extensive epigenetic reprogramming during the life cycle of Marchantia polymorpha

Extensive epigenetic reprogramming during the life cycle of Marchantia polymorpha

Abstract Background In plants, the existence and possible role of epigenetic reprogramming has been questioned because of the occurrence of stably inherited epialleles. Evidence suggests that epigenetic reprogramming does occur during land plant reproduction, but there is little consensus on the gen...

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Main Authors: Marc W. Schmid, Alejandro Giraldo-Fonseca, Moritz Rövekamp, Dmitry Smetanin, John L. Bowman, Ueli Grossniklaus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Genome Biology
Subjects:
Bisulfite sequencing
DNA methylation
Epigenetics
Life cycle
Liverwort
Marchantia polymorpha
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13059-017-1383-z

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