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Enzymatic addition of methyl (CH3) group to DNA which causes inactivation of that region. Usually CpG nucleotide pairs are target for this addition.
Industry:Agriculture
The physical, chemical or biochemical processes in living organisms for maintaining growth, development, and reproduction. A collective term for all chemical changes in living cells.
Industry:Agriculture
The soft tissue of a leaf between the top and bottom epidermis (outermost layer of cells or protective covering of a plant or plant part).
Industry:Agriculture
The internode between the coleoptile node and the point of union of the culm and the root in the young seedling. The mesocotyl pushes the coleoptile above the soil surface.
Industry:Agriculture
Cells at the growing tips of stems or roots that are dividing and are undifferentiated but later become different parts of the plant. Region of actively dividing cells in plants.
Industry:Agriculture
Specialized cell division associated with gamete production. It consists of two divisions, one of which is reductional in terms of chromosome number and the other, equational. Meiosis produces genetically different gametes in a heterozygote having one-half of the genetic material of the original cell.
Industry:Agriculture
The receptacle in which macrospores (female spores) are developed.
Industry:Agriculture
