title: The genetics of epigenetics.
abstract: The formation of silent epialleles is accompanied by local hypermethylation of the DNA template, and genetically altered, methylation-deficient Arabidopsis mutants generate an increased number of epimutations. But what came first - methylation or epigenetic change?
authors.affiliation: Friedrich Miescher Institute PO Box 2543, Ch 4002, Basel, Switzerland jurek@fmi.ch
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Paszkowski
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Scheid