DNA methylation is a key chromatin modification in plant genomes that is meiotically and mitotically her- itable, and at times is associated with gene expression and morphological variation. Benefiting from the increa...DNA methylation is a key chromatin modification in plant genomes that is meiotically and mitotically her- itable, and at times is associated with gene expression and morphological variation. Benefiting from the increased availability of high-quality reference genome assemblies and methods to profile single-base res- olution DNA methylation states, DNA methylomes for many crop species are available. These efforts are making it possible to begin answering crucial questions, including understanding the role of DNA methyl- ation in developmental processes, its role in crop species evolution, and whether DNA methylation is dynamically altered and heritable in response to changes in the environment. These genome-wide maps provide evidence for the existence of silent epialleles in plant genomes which, once identified, can be tar- geted for reactivation leading to phenotypic variation.展开更多
文摘DNA methylation is a key chromatin modification in plant genomes that is meiotically and mitotically her- itable, and at times is associated with gene expression and morphological variation. Benefiting from the increased availability of high-quality reference genome assemblies and methods to profile single-base res- olution DNA methylation states, DNA methylomes for many crop species are available. These efforts are making it possible to begin answering crucial questions, including understanding the role of DNA methyl- ation in developmental processes, its role in crop species evolution, and whether DNA methylation is dynamically altered and heritable in response to changes in the environment. These genome-wide maps provide evidence for the existence of silent epialleles in plant genomes which, once identified, can be tar- geted for reactivation leading to phenotypic variation.
