6 Genomic imprinting during seed development

Advances in Genetics

Volumn 46, Issue , 2002, Pages 165-214

  Baroux, Célia ^a   Spillaneand, Charles ^a   Grossniklaus, Ueli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARABIDOPSIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHROMATIN; DNA METHYLATION; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENDER AND SEX; GENE; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOME; GENOME IMPRINTING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT; MAIZE; MALE; MAMMAL; MOUSE; PLANT SEED; REVIEW;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; ARABIDOPSIS; CHROMATIN; DNA METHYLATION; DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENE DOSAGE; GENES, PLANT; GENOME, PLANT; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; INSECTS; MALE; MAMMALS; MICE; MODELS, GENETIC; SEEDS; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036359902     PISSN: 00652660     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2660(02)46007-5     Document Type: Review

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