Genomic imprinting : an interdisciplinary approach /

This book provides an unrivalled in-depth treatise of genomic imprinting, a phenomenon which plays a vital role in many biological processes in developmental biology, evolution and human diseases and genetics. The reason for this broad range of influence derives from the fact that genomic imprinting...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Ohlsson, R. (Rolf)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer, [1999]
Series:Results and problems in cell differentiation ; 25.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book provides an unrivalled in-depth treatise of genomic imprinting, a phenomenon which plays a vital role in many biological processes in developmental biology, evolution and human diseases and genetics. The reason for this broad range of influence derives from the fact that genomic imprinting shields a number of important genes from the full effects of Mendelian inheritance. The importance of this surprising observation, which was discovered less than two decades ago, has been only slowly recognized. The reason for this may be that genomic imprinting is a difficult concept to understand. This book aims at providing interesting, entertaining and detailed information for any scientist, irrespective of their particular field of study.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 330 pages) : illustrations.
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783540691112 (electronic bk.)
3540691111 (electronic bk.)
ISSN:0080-1844 ;