A rheostat model for a rapid and reversible form of imprinting-dependent evolution

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1389-1397

  Beaudet, Arthur L ^a   Jiang, Yong Hui ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME IMPRINTING; HAPLOIDY; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEOSTAT; SILENT GENE;

LEUCISCUS IDUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0036096835     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/340969     Document Type: Short Survey

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