DNA demethylation is important for imprinted gene expression in maize endosperm but may do more
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellGent et al. characterize a classical maize mutant and find insights into genomic imprinting and DNA methylation in endosperm
Jonathan I. Gent, Department of Plant Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
Background:
In 1970, Jerry Kermicle reported that maize kernels could have…
We’re just not compatible…. Plant species with different parenting strategies can’t quite coordinate in rearing hybrid babies
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellKinser and colleagues explore the transcriptomic, genomic and epigenomic consequences of mixing two genomes with the same number or twice as many chromosomes in monkeyflower.
By Taliesin Kinser (University of Florida) and Joshua Puzey (College of William and Mary)
Background: Flowering plants…