The developing genome : an introduction to behavioral epigenetics / / David S. Moore

• Autore: Moore David Scott <1960->
• Pubblicazione: New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (321 p.)
• Disciplina: 155.7; 571.8/5
• Soggetto topico: Epigenetics; Genetics; Heredity; Genomes
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; The Developing Genome; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Part I; 1 Context; 2 Phenotypes; 3 Development; 4 DNA; 5 Zooming in on DNA; 6 Regulation; 7 Zooming in on Regulation; Part II; 8 Epigenetics; 9 Zooming in on Epigenetics; 10 Experience; 11 Zooming in on Experience; 12 Primates; 13 Memory; 14 Zooming in on Memory; 15 Nutrition; 16 Zooming in on Nutrition; Part III; 17 Inheritance; 18 Multiplicity; 19 Evidence; 20 Grandparents; Part IV; 21 Caution; 22 Hope; 23 Conclusions; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Why do we grow up to look, act, and feel as we do? Through most of the twentieth century, scientists and laypeople answered this question by referring to two factors alone: our experiences and our genes. But recent discoveries about how genes work have revealed a new way to understand the developmental origins of our characteristics. These discoveries have emerged from the new science of behavioral epigenetics--and just as the whole world has now heard of DNA, ""epigenetics"" will be a household word in the near future. Behavioral epigenetics is important because it explains how our experience
• Titolo autorizzato: The developing genome
• ISBN: 0-19-061376-9; 0-19-067565-9; 0-19-992235-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787494803321
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