Epigenetics, an emerging discipline with broad implications

Comptes Rendus - Biologies

Volumn 331, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 837-843

  Feil, Robert ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Development; DNA methylation; Epigenetic; Genomic imprinting; Histone methylation; Paramutation; Polycomb; Trithorax; X inactivation

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DNA; LIFE SCIENCE; METHYLATION; PHENOTYPE; RNA;

ARTICLE; CELL LINEAGE; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; COVALENT BOND; CYTOLOGY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA PURIFICATION; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPIGENETICS; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOME IMPRINTING; GERM LINE; HEART HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MEIOSIS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN VARIANT; PSYCHOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RNA INTERFERENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOMATIC CELL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOMES; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENETICS; PLANTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 53549102470     PISSN: 16310691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crvi.2008.07.027     Document Type: Article

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