Dynamics of epigenetic phenomena: Intergenerational and intragenerational phenotype 'washout'

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 218, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 80-87

  Burggren, Warren W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Acclimation; DNA methylation; Epigenetics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION GENETICS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84924268456     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.107318     Document Type: Review

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