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Mechanisms of epigenetic inheritance of variable traits through the germline.
Reproduction (Cambridge, England) - 1 Jun 2020
Casas Eduard, Vavouri Tanya
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During the past half century, evidence for inheritance of variable traits has accumulated from experiments in plants and animals and epidemiological studies in humans. Here, we summarize some of the reported cases of epigenetic inheritance and the proposed mechanisms involved in the transmission of non-genetic information between generations in plants, nematodes, flies and mammals. It has long been accepted that...
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