Transgenerational genetic effects of the paternal y chromosome on daughters phenotypes

Epigenomics

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 513-521

  Nelson, Vicki R ^a   Spezio, Sabrina H ^a   Nadeau, Joseph H ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

chromosome substitution strains; epigenetics; missing heritability; transgenerational effects; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; CHROMOSOME SUBSTITUTION STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAUGHTER; FEMALE; GENETIC TRAIT; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PHENOTYPE; Y CHROMOSOME;

MUS;

EID: 77955462983     PISSN: 17501911     EISSN: 1750192X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/epi.10.26     Document Type: Article

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