Differences in DNA methylation patterns between humans and chimpanzees

Current Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Enard, Wolfgang ^a   Fassbender, Anne ^b   Model, Fabian ^b   Adorján, Péter ^b   Pääbo, Svante ^a   Olek, Alexander ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b EPIGENOMICS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; LETTER; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PAN TROGLODYTES;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; DNA METHYLATION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; PAN TROGLODYTES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ANIMALIA; PAN (APE); PAN TROGLODYTES; TROGLODYTES;

EID: 1542380557     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(04)00072-7     Document Type: Letter

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