Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance: Prevalence, Mechanisms, and Implications for the Study of Heredity and Evolution

@article{Jablonka2009TransgenerationalEI,
  title={Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance: Prevalence, Mechanisms, and Implications for the Study of Heredity and Evolution},
  author={Eva Jablonka and Gal Raz},
  journal={The Quarterly Review of Biology},
  year={2009},
  volume={84},
  pages={131 - 176}
}
  • E. Jablonka, G. Raz
  • Published 1 June 2009
  • Biology, Medicine
  • The Quarterly Review of Biology
This review describes new developments in the study of transgenerational epigenetic inheritance, a component of epigenetics. We start by examining the basic concepts of the field and the mechanisms that underlie epigenetic inheritance. We present a comprehensive review of transgenerational cellular epigenetic inheritance among different taxa in the form of a table, and discuss the data contained therein. The analysis of these data shows that epigenetic inheritance is ubiquitous and suggests… Expand
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