A three-generation approach in biodemography is based on the developmental profiles and the epigenetics of female gametes

Frontiers in Bioscience

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 187-191

  Golubovsky, Michael ^a   Manton, Kenneth G ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epigenetic inheritance; Epigenetics; Facultative elements; Female gametes; Genome; Heritable changes; Mutation; Three generation approach; Variations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPIGENETICS; GAMETE; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GERM CELL; HUMAN; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 17444370517     PISSN: 27686701     EISSN: 27686698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2741/1520     Document Type: Article

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