Systems genomics analysis centered on epigenetic inheritance supports development of a unified theory of biology

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 218, Issue 21, 2015, Pages 3368-3373

  Sharma, Abhay ^a  

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

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Gene expression and networks; Histone modification; MicroRNA

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

ANIMAL; DNA METHYLATION; EVOLUTION; EXTRACHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; GERM CELL; MAMMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EXTRACHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GERM CELLS; MAMMALS; MICRORNAS; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

EID: 84962878106     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.125922     Document Type: Article

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