Genomic Imprinting Is a Parental Effect Established in Mammalian Germ Cells

Current Topics in Developmental Biology

Volumn 102, Issue , 2013, Pages 35-59

  Li, Xiajun ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Demethylation; Differentially methylated region; DNA methylation; Embryonic stem cells; Gametogenesis; Genomic imprinting; Germ cells; Imprinting control region; Maternal effect; Parental effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871778793     PISSN: 00702153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-416024-8.00002-7     Document Type: Chapter

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