Faddish stuff: Epigenetics and the inheritance of acquired characteristics

FASEB Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-2

  Ptashne, Mark ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLATION; BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS CONCERNING THE ENTIRE ORGANISM; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; DNA BINDING; DNA METHYLATION; EDITORIAL; ENZYME MODIFICATION; EPIGENETICS; EUKARYOTE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; HISTONE MODIFICATION; INHERITANCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIC CELL;

EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS;

EID: 84871893485     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15306860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fj.13-0101ufm     Document Type: Editorial

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