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1、RegulationofGeneExpressioninPlantsRegulationofGeneExpressioninPlantsTheRoleofTranscriptStructureandProcessingEditedbyCaroleL.BassettUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgricultureKearneysville,WV,USACaroleL.BassettUSDA-ARS2217WiltshireRoadKearneysville,WV25430USALibr
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7、herinterestinscienceandnurturedherloveoflearning.Hewasadedicatedphysicianandasclosetoaperfecthusbandandfatheraswilleverbefound.vForewordRegulationofgeneexpressionineukaryotesiscomplexandoccursonmanylevels,oftenoverlappingeachother.Inahierarchicalsense,the
8、chromatinstructureitselfisthefirstlevelinfluencinggeneexpressionthroughmethyla-tionofselectbases,posttranslationalmodificationofhistones,andalterationsinscaffolding.Thesecondlevelincludestranscriptionandposttranscri