Epigenetics and Human Reproduction

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rousseaux, Sophie (Editor), Khochbin, Saadi (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Series: Epigenetics and Human Health,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Human genetics.; Reproductive medicine.; Biomedicine.; Human Genetics.; Reproductive Medicine.

Epigenetics is a rapidly expanding field in medical and biological research which concerns heritable traits that are not attributable to changes in the DNA sequence. Epigenetic mechanisms play key roles in many biological processes, and it has become clear that their disruption can gives rise to div...