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Epigenetic germline inheritance.
Current opinion in genetics & development - 1 Dec 2004
Chong Suyinn, Whitelaw Emma
Abstract excerpt
Our increased knowledge of epigenetic reprogramming supports the idea that epigenetic marks are not always completely cleared between generations. Incomplete erasure at genes associated with a measurable phenotype can result in unusual patterns of inheritance from one generation to the next. It is also becoming clear that the establishment of epigenetic marks during development can be influenced by environmental...
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