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Radiation-induced transgenerational effects in animals.
International journal of radiation biology - 1 Jan 2022
Dubrova Yuri E, Sarapultseva Elena I
Abstract excerpt
According to the results of recent studies, parental exposure to ionizing radiation not only leads to mutation induction in the germline of irradiated animals but also affects their non-exposed offspring. These radiation-induced transgenerational effects belong to an epigenetic phenomenon that could not be defined as a transmission of altered phenotypes from the irradiated parents to their non-exposed offspring....
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