Genomic imprinting in mammals: An interplay between chromatin and DNA methylation?

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 431-435

  Feil, Robert ^a   Khosla, Sanjeev ^a  

^a BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ALLELE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC MODEL; GENOME IMPRINTING; HUMAN; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HUMANS; MALE; MAMMALS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033231394     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9525(99)01822-3     Document Type: Short Survey

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