The silence of genes. Is genomic imprinting the software of evolution or just a battleground for gender conflict?

EMBO reports ·Vol. 8 ·No. 5 ·2007-05-00 ·Pages 441-3

Hunter P

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MeSH Terms

Animals Biological Evolution Female Genomic Imprinting Humans Male Neoplasms Sex Characteristics

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Hunter Philip

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Article Info

Journal

EMBO reports

Abbr.

EMBO Rep

ISSN

1469-221X

DOI

Published

2007-05-00

Pages

441-3

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

100963049

PMCID

PMC1866201

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