The genetics of epigenetic inheritance: Modes, molecules, and mechanisms

Quarterly Review of Biology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 381-415

  Schaefer, Sabine ^a   Nadeau, Joseph H ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; Genetics; Inheritance; RNA; Study design; Transgenerational

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHENOTYPE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENOTYPE; HEREDITY; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; SEX FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84948164212     PISSN: 00335770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/683699     Document Type: Article

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