Epigenetics and developmental plasticity across species

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 33-41

  Champagne, Frances A ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental plasticity; DNA methylation; Homology; Inheritance; Phenotypic diversity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DNA METHYLATION; EVOLUTION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 84871218168     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.21036     Document Type: Article

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