Chicken embryo as a model in epigenetic research.

doi:10.1016/j.psj.2021.101164

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Chicken embryo as a model in epigenetic research.

Poultry science - 1 Jul 2021

Bednarczyk Marek, Dunislawska Aleksandra, Stadnicka Katarzyna, Grochowska Ewa

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Epigenetics is defined as the study of changes in gene function that are mitotically or meiotically heritable and do not lead to a change in DNA sequence. Epigenetic modifications are important mechanisms that fine tune the expression of genes in response to extracellular signals and environmenta...

Topics

Animals
Chick Embryo
Chickens
DNA Methylation
Embryonic Development
Epigenesis, Genetic
Heredity
Phenotype

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