Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance: Resolving uncertainty and evolving biology

Biomolecular Concepts

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 87-103

  Sharma, Abhay ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF GENOMICS AND INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

epigenetic memory; exosome; microRNA; soma to germline communication; transgenerational epigenetic inheritance

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

MICRORNA;

ANIMAL; EVOLUTION; EXOSOME; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; METABOLISM; UNCERTAINTY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EXOSOMES; HUMANS; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; MICRORNAS; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84928890204     PISSN: 18685021     EISSN: 1868503X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/bmc-2015-0005     Document Type: Review

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