Epigenetics and phenotypic variation in mammals

Mammalian Genome

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 365-374

  Peaston, Anne E ^a,c   Whitelaw, Emma ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c JACKSON LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MICROARRAY; DNA MODIFICATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC STABILITY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENOMICS; HUMANS; MALE; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33745742153     PISSN: 09388990     EISSN: 14321777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00335-005-0180-2     Document Type: Review

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