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Book SynopsisPart I: Introduction.- Chapter 1: Epigenetics and its Role in Plant Evolution.- Part II: Epigenetic Mechanisms: Rethinking Soft Inheritance.- Chapter 2: DNA Methylation, Histone Modifications, and Non-coding RNA Pathways.- Chapter 3: The Role of Epigenetic Variation in Plant Adaptation.- Chapter 4: Heritable Epigenetic Phenomena.- Part III: Epigenetic Regulation as Mediator of Complex Genetic-Environment Interactions.- Chapter 5: The RNA Interference Pathway.- Chapter 6: The Role of Transposable Elements.- Chapter 7: RNA Modifications and Epitranscriptomics.- Chapter 8: Seed Dormancy and Germination as Models for Understanding Epigenetic Programming.- Part IV: Epigenetics: A Fast and Versatile Response to Climate Change.- Chapter 9: Epigenetic Mechanisms and Stress Tolerance in a Climate Change Scenario.- Chapter 10: Epimutations and Metastable Epialleles: Exploring a Mine of Hidden Variation in Crops.- Glossary.- Index.
