Space induces mutations and epigenetic modifications — NASA Knowledge Graph

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Space induces mutations and epigenetic modifications

Spaceflight and microgravity exposure increase the frequency of DNA sequence mutations and induce significant epigenetic changes (CG/CNG methylation, differentially methylated genes) in rice, Arabidopsis, and other plants, shown by molecular marker and methylome analyses.

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Space environment induces heritable, epigenetic, and phenotypic changes in plants