Epigenetic inheritance: A contributor to species differentiation?

DNA and Cell Biology

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Boffelli, Dario ^a   Martin, David I K ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMOSOME; DNA MODIFICATION; EPIGENETIC INHERITANCE; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEGREGATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROCHROMATIN; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EPIGENOMICS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC SPECIATION; GENETIC VARIATION; GERM CELLS; HUMANS;

EID: 84867296800     PISSN: 10445498     EISSN: 15577430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/dna.2012.1643     Document Type: Review

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