Retrotransposons as epigenetic mediators of phenotypic variation in mammals

Nature Genetics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 361-365

  Whitelaw, Emma ^a   Martin, David I K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b VICTOR CHANG CARDIAC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MEDIATOR RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; RETROPOSON; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GENE SILENCING; MAMMALS; MICE; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; RETROELEMENTS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0035065510     PISSN: 10614036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/86850     Document Type: Review

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