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histone methylation, epigenetics, DNA methylation

Plants’ Epigenetic Secrets
Jef Akst | Feb 1, 2017 | 10+ min read
Unlike animals, plants stably pass on their DNA methylomes from one generation to the next. The resulting gene silencing likely hides an abundance of phenotypic variation.
Infographic: Plant Methylation Basics
Jef Akst | Jan 31, 2017 | 2 min read
Multiple molecular mechanisms keep plant DNA methylation in order.
The Epigenetic Lnc
Kevin V. Morris | Oct 1, 2012 | 1 min read
Long non-protein-coding RNA (lncRNA) sequences are often transcribed from the opposite, or antisense, strand of a protein coding gene. In the past few years, research has shown that these lncRNAs play a number of regulatory roles in the cell. For exa
How Longevity Is Passed On
Cristina Luiggi | Oct 19, 2011 | 3 min read
For the first time researchers have shown that epigenetic changes that increase lifespan can be inherited across multiple generations.
The Mark of Faith
Robert E. Kingston | Mar 1, 2011 | 5 min read
Testing a central tenet of epigenetic regulation
Epigenetics—A Primer
Stefan Kubicek | Mar 1, 2011 | 1 min read
There are many ways that epigenetic effects regulate the activation or repression of genes. Here are a few molecular tricks cells use to read off the right genetic program.
Epigenetics—A Primer
Stefan Kubicek | Mar 1, 2011 | 1 min read
Epigenetic events regulate the activities of genes without changing the DNA sequence. Different genes are expressed depending on the methyl-marks attached to DNA itself and by changes in the structure and/or composition of chromatin. 
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