Inheritance of Epigenome Variants Across Generations and its Implications on the Emergence of Phenotypic Novelties During Evolution

Transgenerational Epigenetics

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 187-194

  Geoghegan, Jemma L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epiallele; Epigenetics; Germline; Inheritance; Phenotype; Stability; Variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903256819     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-405944-3.00015-5     Document Type: Chapter

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