Biallelic expression of the L-arginine:glycine amidinotransferase gene with different methylation status between male and female primordial germ cells in chickens

Poultry Science

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 760-769

  Jang, H J ^a   Lee, M O ^a   Kim, S ^a   Kim, T H ^a   Kim, S K ^a   Song, G ^a   Womack, J E ^a,b   Han, J Y ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chicken; DNA methylation; Imprinted gene; Indel sequence; L arginine:glycine amidinotransferase (GATM) gene

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874419615     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2012-02538     Document Type: Article

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