Toward understanding the evolution of vertebrate gene regulatory networks: Comparative genomics and epigenomic approaches

Briefings in Functional Genomics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 315-321

  Martinez Morales, Juan R ^a  

^a Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cis regulatory modules (CRMs); Comparative epigenomics; Conserved non coding elements (CNEs); Phylotypic period; Vertebrate evolution

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CAMBRIAN; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; EPIGENETICS; EXPLOSION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENOMICS; MAMMAL; MORPHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION; SPECIES; ANIMAL; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; EPIGENOMICS; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GENOMICS; HUMANS; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 84980048055     PISSN: 20412649     EISSN: 20412657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bfgp/elv032     Document Type: Article

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