Open AccessA Global View of Hybrid Vigor: DNA Methylation, Small RNAs, and Gene Expression
Author(s) -
Nancy R. Hofmann
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the plant cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.324
H-Index - 341
eISSN - 1532-298X
pISSN - 1040-4651
DOI - 10.1105/tpc.112.240312
Subject(s) - biology , dna methylation , gene expression , gene , genetics , dna , computational biology , expression (computer science) , regulation of gene expression , computer science , programming language
Heterosis refers to the increased vigor of crosses between species (or between distantly related variants within a species) compared with the parents. Although heterosis, or hybrid vigor, has been recognized for well over a century, its molecular basis has remained a matter of debate and is
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