Chromatin and heritability: How epigenetic studies can complement genetic approaches

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 172-176

  Birney, Ewan ^a  

^a EUROPEAN BIOINFORMATICS INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

CHROMATIN; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; DNA MODIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HERITABILITY; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INHERITANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; DNA; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS;

EID: 79955108336     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2011.02.005     Document Type: Review

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