Epigenetics and phenotypic variability: Some interesting insights from birds

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Frésard, Laure ^a,b   Morisson, Mireille ^a,b   Brun, Jean Michel ^a   Collin, Anne ^c   Pain, Bertrand ^d   Minvielle, Francis ^e   Pitel, Frédérique ^a,b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c STATION DE RECHERCHES AVICOLES   (France)

^d STEM CELL AND BRAIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (France)

^e UMR1313 GÉNÉTIQUE ANIMALE ET BIOLOGIE INTÉGRATIVE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CHROMOSOME; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; MAMMAL; PHENOTYPE;

ANIMAL; BIRD; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; GENOME IMPRINTING; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; MALE; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIRDS; ENVIRONMENT; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; MALE; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 84879527203     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: 12979686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1297-9686-45-16     Document Type: Review

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