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Spaceflight alters methylation and expression in rice

Claim that spaceflight leads to changes in both DNA methylation and gene expression in rice.

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Spaceflight induces both transient and heritable alterations in DNA methylation and gene expression in rice

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DNA methylation changes in rice (spaceflight) alters gene expression rice

Evidence

Reference to Ou, X., Long, L., Zhang ,Y., Xue, Y., Liu, J., Lin, X., and Liu, B. (2009) reporting that spaceflight induces transient and heritable changes in DNA methylation and gene expression in rice.

Ou, X. et al. (2009). Spaceflight induces both transient and heritable alterations in DNA methylation and gene expression in rice (Oryza sativa L.) link