Commentary: Far-reaching hypothesis or a step too far: The inheritance of acquired characteristics

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1109-1112

  Isbel, Luke ^a   Whitelaw, Emma ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARABIDOPSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DEMETHYLATION; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; EVOLUTION; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENOME IMPRINTING; GERM CELL; INHERITANCE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SOMATIC CELL; TRANSPOSON; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; HUMAN;

DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; INHERITANCE PATTERNS;

EID: 84943810387     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyv024     Document Type: Note

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