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GO: Biological Process

epigenetic programming in the central cell

Term ID
GO:0141063
Synonyms
Definition
The establishment of epigenetic modifications (imprints) in a plant central cell, leading to an asymmetry between the two maternal alleles and the paternal allele, and differential expression of the corresponding alleles in the developing endosperm. This can happen through heterochromatin formation or differential chromatin loop formation. 28118754
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Ontology
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Phenotype
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