Epigenetic inheritance at the agouti locus in the mouse

Hugh D. Morgan; Heidi G.E. Sutherland; David I.K. Martin; Emma Whitelaw

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journal article Nov 01, 1999

Epigenetic inheritance at the agouti locus in the mouse

Hugh D. Morgan Heidi G.E. Sutherland David I.K. Martin Emma Whitelaw

Nature Genetics Vol. 23 No. 3 pp. 314-318 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Hugh D. Morgan, Heidi G.E. Sutherland, David I.K. Martin, et al. (1999). Epigenetic inheritance at the agouti locus in the mouse. Nature Genetics, 23(3), 314-318. https://doi.org/10.1038/15490

Epigenetic inheritance at the agouti locus in the mouse

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