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Genomic Imprinting in Plants

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Genomic Imprinting

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology™ ((MIMB,volume 181))

Imprinting in Plants Affects the Endosperm but Not the Embryo

Genomic imprinting, though most extensively studied in mammals, has long been known to perform an important role in seed development in flowering plants. In this chapter, an overview of what is known to date about genomic imprinting in flowering plants and how this knowledge came into being will be given.

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