DNA Methylation: Insights into Human Evolution

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2015, Pages

  Hernando Herraez, Irene ^a   Garcia Perez, Raquel ^a   Sharp, Andrew J ^b   Marques Bonet, Tomas ^a,c,d  

^a Barcelona Biomedical Research Park   (Spain)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

^d PNT PCB   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENOME; HUMAN; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; PRIMATE; ANIMAL; CPG ISLAND; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; HUMAN GENOME; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION;

ANIMALS; CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; PRIMATES;

EID: 84953216625     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005661     Document Type: Review

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