Genomic imprinting in plants and mammals: How life history constrains convergence

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 113, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 53-67

  Scott, R J ^a   Spielman, M ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ALLELE; ARABIDOPSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; DNA METHYLATION; ENDOSPERM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLOWERING; GAMETOPHYTE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; GENOME IMPRINTING; HAPLOIDY; LIFE CYCLE; MAMMALIAN GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PLANT GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HAPLOIDY; MALE; MAMMALS; PARTHENOGENESIS; PLANTS; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33645460041     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000090815     Document Type: Conference Paper

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