Transgenerational epigenetics in the germline cycle of Caenorhabditis elegans

Epigenetics and Chromatin

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Kelly, William G ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H3; METHYLTRANSFERASE; MIXED LINEAGE LEUKEMIA PROTEIN; POLYCOMB REPRESSIVE COMPLEX 2; UNTRANSLATED RNA;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL CYCLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; EPIGENETIC REPRESSION; EPIGENETICS; FERTILIZATION; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; GERM LINE; HISTONE METHYLATION; HISTONE MODIFICATION; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOMATIC CELL; ZYGOTE;

EID: 84898759400     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17568935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-8935-7-6     Document Type: Review

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