Fine-tuning evolution: Germ-line epigenetics and inheritance

Reproduction

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Stringer, Jessica M ^a   Barrand, Sanna ^a   Western, Patrick ^a  

^a HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECTODERM; EPIGENETICS; GERM CELL; GERM LAYER; GERM LINE; INHERITANCE; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR REPROGRAMMING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EPIGENOMICS; GERM CELLS; HUMANS;

EID: 84880530677     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-12-0526     Document Type: Review

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