Genome-wide analyses of organ-specific DNA methylation and transcription in Arabidopsis thaliana

DNA methylation at cytosine residues is an essential event for the normal development of multicellular eukaryotes. In mammals, de novo DNA methylation is restored to normal levels by the time of implantation, while epigenetic states of plant genes are often inherited over generations. Keywords: Organ comparison in methylome and transcriptome All plants used in this study were of the Arabidopsis thaliana ecotype Columbia accession. The met1 and drm1 drm2 cmt3 triple mutant were published previously.