Repeat elements and the Arabidopsis DNA methylation landscape

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Summary

It is argued that paramutation, an epigenetic phenomenon first described in maize, is an extreme manifestation of this RNAi-dependent pathway and in particular the role of RNAi in the incremental methylation and silencing of repeat elements over successive generations.

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2010-05-12
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Keywords

Biology, DNA methylation, Epigenetics, Genetics, RNA-Directed DNA Methylation

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