Epialleles in plant evolution.
Heritable phenotypic differences caused by epigenetic modifications, rather than DNA sequence mutations, pose a challenge to our understanding of natural variation. Here, we review what is known about plant epialleles and the role of epigenetics in evolution.
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Colot
D019175:DNA Methylation; D044127:Epigenesis, Genetic; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D017343:Genes, Plant; D040941:Heredity; D009154:Mutation; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics*; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid