Epigenetic inheritance in evolution

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 159-183

  Jablonka, E ^a,b   Lamb, M J ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acquired characters; Chromosome organization; Epialleles; Multicellularity; Post mating isolation

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMORY; EPIGENETIC INHERITANCE; EVOLUATION; HEREDITY;

EID: 0031972059     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000360050073     Document Type: Review

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