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In general, I think wild types has a higher organized genome compared with their cultivated counterparts, and this may be related to breeding and domestication practices that highly affected the...
16 March 2018 376 19 View
Why Epigenetic Mechanisms are the key players in installing plant memory, while the genetic mechanisms comes second? Thanks in advance.
15 March 2018 645 5 View
If scientists got some money, what they will do with it?
08 March 2018 2,433 13 View
There are four states of DNA methylation in MSAP technique, Unmethylated, Hemimethylated, Internal cytosine methylation and Full methylation or absence of target! From these, which is the...
05 March 2018 8,910 2 View
I have a procedure involves the using of polyacrylamide, but I don't have it! Can I use MetaPhor instead? What limits the using of MetaPhor instead of polyacrylamide?
02 March 2018 2,990 2 View
I investigated the relationship between DNA methylation level and gene expression in different plant species under different affects, and I found it negative in general. I get confused when I read...
02 March 2018 4,187 4 View
The plant in the attached image is a wild type! It have been grown in pots and all growth conditions were in educate levels. Why does the plant still show symptoms of stress! What is the role of...
27 February 2018 1,821 6 View
We have collected different ecotypes of wild plants species, we intend to evaluate their ability to produce antioxidants by measuring the gene expression of such antioxidant, is that make sens?
26 February 2018 6,183 3 View
In many occasions I have problems with DNA extraction from seeds tissue, especially wild types seeds.I tried different protocols, but i still have invalid DNA! Did any body experienced an...
24 February 2018 8,313 4 View
I still have problems with DNA quality caused by phenols, till I integrated two methods, CTAB for homogenizing and silica filter for purification, and it works. Is there an alternative method?
24 February 2018 1,636 1 View
Each time a DNA methylation level is measured via MSAP, some of the results are classified as an absence of targeted sequence which is not helpful, or fully methylation status. So, is target...
17 February 2018 6,447 2 View
Epigenetic is a growing science, and in many occasions the magnified importance of Epigenetic variation reduces the importance of genetic variability. So, are we moving quickly towards accepting...
15 February 2018 7,254 2 View
We aim to study the efficiency of different mutagens in inducing genetic variation ( drought tolerance) in callus culture. Meanwhile, we still looking for the suitable mutagen to achieve such...
12 February 2018 8,219 3 View
As we compared between two groups with aid of Principle Coordinates Analysis (PCoA), will the comparison be based only on the value of each coordinate (C1 and C2)?
01 February 2018 328 6 View
When you receive DNA sequencing results as in the attached image, is it generally possible to say that the results of the upper row are more confident than the results of the lower in the same image?
29 January 2018 1,356 2 View
In many occasions, either MSL or NML results found to be insignificant! Which one is more valuable in explaining the pattern of DNA methylation?
29 January 2018 4,337 1 View