Evolutionary Perspectives on Transgenerational Epigenetics

Transgenerational Epigenetics

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 175-185

  Uller, Tobias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developmental plasticity; Epigenetic inheritance; Germline transmission; Maternal effects; Non genetic inheritance; Parental effects; Phenotypic plasticity; Transmission fidelity; Transmission stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903246407     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-405944-3.00014-3     Document Type: Chapter

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