Can some epigenetic mechanisms cause the stabile significant morphological differencies in plants? Are there any metods to estimate the role of these mechanisms? Can some epigenetic characters be inherited in plants?
Maybe some epigenetic mechanisms cause the significant morphological differencies in plants. They are affected by plants characteristics and corresponding environments.
Many mutations in epigenetic pathways produce striking developmental phenotypes. Check out mop1, mop2, rmrs, and ufo1 in maize and fwa, drm, cmt in Arabidopsis. These are only a few examples.