Epigenetics in comparative biology: why we should pay attention.

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Published in Integr Comp Biol on April 09, 2014

Authors

Warren W Burggren1, David Crews2

Author Affiliations

1: *Developmental and Integrative Biology, Department of Biology, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, USA; Section of Integrative Biology, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712, USA burggren@unt.edu.
2: *Developmental and Integrative Biology, Department of Biology, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, USA; Section of Integrative Biology, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712, USA.

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