Epigenetic variation: amount, causes, and consequences

作者: Elena de la Casa-Esper������n , Carmen Sapienza

DOI: 10.1002/047001153X.G103227

关键词: Variation (linguistics)AlleleChromatinPhenotypeDNA methylationX-inactivationEpigenetic codeGeneticsBiologyEpigenetics

摘要: Epigenetic variation is the result of biochemical and spatial modifications that affect the function of chromosomes. The diversity of phenotypes that we observe in all organisms is …

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