Genomic Imprinting-The Story of the Other Half and the Conflicts of Silencing

Journal of Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 93-103

  Munshi, Anjana ^a   Duvvuri, Shanti ^a  

^a Department of Genetics   (India)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; epigenetic; evolution; histone modifications; imprinting; non coding RNAs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOME IMPRINTING; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ANIMALS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENE SILENCING; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HUMANS; PREGNANCY;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 33947677686     PISSN: 16738527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1673-8527(07)60010-1     Document Type: Article

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