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Genetics and Genomics of Rice

Part of the book series: Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models ((PGG,volume 5))

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Rice is a model plant for genomics and is now also becoming a model for plant epigenomics and epigenetics. Rice epigenomic landscapes including genome-wide DNA methylation and histone modifications are emerging. Studies of rice chromatin modification regulators have revealed a number of specific functions in gene expression, transposon repression, and plant development. Epigenomic variations are being identified among different rice subspecies and varieties, which may be related to stable or heritable epialleles implicated in the production of important agronomical traits and may have significance in the hybrid vigor in rice. Thus, studying rice epigenomic variation and epigenetic mechanism may provide novel strategies for rice genetic improvement.

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  1. Institut de Biologie des Plantes, Universite Paris Sud 11, UMR 8618, B630, Orsay, 91405, France

    Dao-Xiu Zhou Ph.D.

  2. College of Bioengineering, Jingchu University of Technology, Jingmen, Hubei, China

    Yongfeng Hu Ph.D.

  3. National Key Laboratory for Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China

    Yu Zhao Ph.D.

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Zhou, DX., Hu, Y., Zhao, Y. (2013). Epigenomics. In: Zhang, Q., Wing, R. (eds) Genetics and Genomics of Rice. Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models, vol 5. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7903-1_9

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