Gene silencing is a negative feedback mechanism that regulates gene expression to define
cell fate and also regulates metabolism and gene expression throughout the life of an …

Epigenetic silencing is a natural phenomenon in which the expression of genes is regulated
through modifications of DNA, RNA, or histone proteins. It is a mechanism for defending host …

Background DNA demethylases regulate DNA methylation levels in eukaryotes. Arabidopsis
encodes four DNA demethylases, DEMETER (DME), REPRESSOR OF SILENCING 1 …

Polyploidy is a common event in plants that involves the acquisition of more than two
complete sets of chromosomes. Allopolyploidy originates from interspecies hybrids while …

Plant transformation remains the most sought-after technology for functional genomics and
crop genetic improvement, especially for introducing specific new traits and to modify or …

Whole genome duplication leads to autopolyploidy and brings about an increase in cell size,
concentration of secondary metabolites and enhanced cytosine methylation. The increased …

Both ploidy and hybridity affect cell size and growth vigor in plants and animals, but the
relative effects of genome dosage and hybridization on biomass, fitness, and gene …

The secondary metabolism of plants delivers a wide range of chemical structures with
application for a vast array of activities, thus offering opportunities for social and economic …

Food fortification through the increase and/or modulation of bioactive compounds has
become a major goal for preventing several diseases, including cancer. Here, strawberry …

Plant somatic cells can be reprogrammed into totipotent embryonic cells that are able to form
differentiated embryos in a process called somatic embryogenesis (SE), by hormone …