Although plants and animals share many structural and functional features as both represent
groups of higher eukaryotic organisms, their patterns of body formation and development …

In the present review, the comprehensive picture of vertebrate genome organization that
have been obtained over the last 35 years is used to discuss relationships between genome …

Since every cell of a multicellular organism contains the same genome, it is intriguing to
understand why genetically homogenous cells are different from each other and what …

A mouse line carrying a lacZ transgene driven by the human EEF 1A1/EF 1alpha promoter
was established. Although the promoter is known to show ubiquitous activity, only paternal …

In plants, the most prevalent and significant phenomenon is DNA methylation. De novo
methylation in plant genome is generally lower than in animals. Natural environments …

Pluripotent undifferentiated embryonic carcinoma cells of line P19 and their differentiated
progeny, epithelioid ectoderm-like EPI-7 cells, showed different responses to mitomycin C …

This chapter examines critically the evidence for genomic instability in postmitotic
mammalian cells during their life span and the effects of aging on the stability of …

CpG islands are GC-rich regions located in the promoter regions of housekeeping genes
and many tissue-specific genes. While most CpG islands are normally unmethylated, island …

Chapter 1 of this dissertation introduces key concepts related to adipose tissue in broiler
chickens, emphasizing the role of dietary fatty acids and adipose growth mechanisms. The …