ISSN:
0192-253X
Keywords:
Epigenetics
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Caenorhabditis elegans
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imprinting
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regulatory circuits
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sex determination
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Life and Medical Sciences
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Genetics
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has been the subject of many detailed investigations in developmental biology. Molecular analyses have failed to detect covalent alterations to DNA, such as methylation or rearrangement, during development of C. elegans. Genetic experiments indicate that imprinting of gamete genomes does not occur to any significant extent. The maintenance of gene activity states in this organism may depend predominantly on regulatory gene circuitry. Some possible examples of maintenance circuits are discussed. © 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Additional Material:
1 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dvg.1020150605
