Epigenome-wide inheritance of cytosine methylation variants in a recombinant inbred population.
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SUBMITTER: Schmitz RJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3787263 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct
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Epigenome-wide inheritance of cytosine methylation variants in a recombinant inbred population.
Schmitz Robert J RJ He Yupeng Y Valdés-López Oswaldo O Khan Saad M SM Joshi Trupti T Urich Mark A MA Nery Joseph R JR Diers Brian B Xu Dong D Stacey Gary G Ecker Joseph R JR
Genome research 20130605 10
Cytosine DNA methylation is one avenue for passing information through cell divisions. Here, we present epigenomic analyses of soybean recombinant inbred lines (RILs) and their parents. Identification of differentially methylated regions (DMRs) revealed that DMRs mostly cosegregated with the genotype from which they were derived, but examples of the uncoupling of genotype and epigenotype were identified. Linkage mapping of methylation states assessed from whole-genome bisulfite sequencing of 83 ...[more]
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