Paramutation: Epigenetic instructions passed across generations

Genetics

Volumn 178, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1839-1844

  Chandler, Vicki ^a   Alleman, Mary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA SEQUENCE; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SILENCING; GENE STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ARTICLE; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY;

TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

BASE SEQUENCE; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 45849128723     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: 00166731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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