Tag Archives: epigenetics
oxidatively damaged DNA in the germ line
Alberto Velando and colleagues wrote a paper entitled “Avoiding bad genes: oxidatively damaged DNA in germ line and mate choice.” Below is the abstract: August Weismann proposed that genetic changes in somatic cells cannot pass to germ cells and hence … Continue reading
maternally inherited piRNAs
In hybrid dysgenesis (Drosophila melanogaster), the progeny of intercrosses between wild males and laboratory-strain females are sterile because of defects in gamete formation. This has something to do with the mobilization of transposons. Depending on the parent of transposon origin, … Continue reading
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rDNA and epigenetic regulation
Antero Salminen and Kai Kaarnirant wrote a mini review on rDNA and sirtuins — Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications journal (received 3 November 2008, available online 14 November 2008). They stated that transcription and silencing of rRNA genes are controlled … Continue reading
Filed under ageing, aging, epigenetics, mammals, s. cerevisiae, saccharomyces cerevisiae, yeast
