Epigenetics: Core misconcept

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 110, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 7101-7103

  Ptashne, Mark ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; RETINOIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DAUGHTER CELL; DEVELOPMENTAL GENE; DNA BINDING; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIGENETICS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTONE MODIFICATION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; TRANSIENT EXPRESSION;

EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS;

EID: 84876888289     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1305399110     Document Type: Note

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