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Original Articles

RNA Silencing Systems and Their Relevance to Allele-Specific DNA Methylation in Plants

Hiroshi SHIBAGraduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology
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Seiji TAKAYAMAGraduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Pages 2632-2646 | Published online: 22 May 2014

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