Hypermethylation of DMRs increases genome stability under IR — NASA Knowledge Graph

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Hypermethylation of DMRs increases genome stability under IR

Hypermethylation of DMRs, especially at transposons, is observed in progeny of IR-exposed plants and is hypothesized to reduce transposon mobilization, increasing genome stability.

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Mechanistic role of DNA methylation in multigenerational IR-stress response