Do grandmothers who play favorites sow seeds of genomic conflict?

BioEssays

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 457-460

  Wilder, Jason A ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genomic conflict; Grandmothering; Menopause; X chromosome

Indexed keywords

AUTOSOME; CHILD PARENT RELATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENOME; GRANDCHILD; GRANDPARENT; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; FEMALE; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MENOPAUSE;

EID: 77952723033     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: 15211878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.201000007     Document Type: Review

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