(Q7277124)

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gene silencing by RNA-directed DNA methylation

An epigenetic RNA-based gene silencing process first elucidated in plants whereby 24-nt small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) guide DNA methyltransferases to the siRNA-generating genomic loci and other loci that are homologous to the siRNAs for de novo DNA

  • RNA-directed DNA methylation
  • RdDM
  • GO:0080188

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