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SUBMITTER: Silveira AB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3623765 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Silveira Amanda Bortolini AB Trontin Charlotte C Cortijo Sandra S Barau Joan J Del Bem Luiz Eduardo Vieira LE Loudet Olivier O Colot Vincent V Vincentz Michel M
PLoS genetics 20130411 4
Epigenetic variation, such as heritable changes of DNA methylation, can affect gene expression and thus phenotypes, but examples of natural epimutations are few and little is known about their stability and frequency in nature. Here, we report that the gene Qua-Quine Starch (QQS) of Arabidopsis thaliana, which is involved in starch metabolism and that originated de novo recently, is subject to frequent epigenetic variation in nature. Specifically, we show that expression of this gene varies cons ...[more]