Heritable germline epimutation is not the same as transgenerational epigenetic inheritance

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Chong, Suyinn [1 ]
Youngson, Neil A. [1 ]
Whitelaw, Emma [1 ]
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[1] Queensland Inst Med Res, Herston, Qld, Australia
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10.1038/ng0507-574
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Q3 [遗传学];
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071007 ; 090102 ;
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