Functional conservation of DNA methylation in the pea aphid and the honeybee

Genome Biology and Evolution

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 719-728

  Hunt, Brendan G ^a   Brisson, Jennifer A ^b   Yi, Soojin V ^a   Goodisman, Michael A D ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative genomics; DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Insects; Phenotypic plasticity; Polyphenism

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APHID; ARTICLE; BEE; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MICROARRAY; EPIGENETICS; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; GENOME; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; APHIDS; BEES; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EPIGENOMICS; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOME, INSECT; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ACYRTHOSIPHON PISUM; ANIMALIA; APHIDIDAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; HEXAPODA; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 77958479693     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17596653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evq057     Document Type: Article

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