Epigenetic Shaping of Sociosexual Interactions: From Plants to Humans

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Front Cover; ADVANCES IN GENETICS, VOLUME 86; Advances in Genetics; Copyright; CONTENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; Chapter One -- Genomic Imprinting in Plants: What Makes the Functions of Paternal and Maternal Genes Different in Endosperm Formation?; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. WHEN DOES GENOMIC IMPRINTING OCCUR?; 3. WHY DOES GENOMIC IMPRINTING OCCUR?; 4. HOW DOES GENOMIC IMPRINTING OCCUR? MECHANISMS OF GENOMIC IMPRINTING; 5. THE ROLE OF GENOMIC IMPRINTING IN PLANTS: FUNCTION AS A REPRODUCTIVE BARRIER; 6. PERSPECTIVES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES.;Epigenetic Shaping of Sociosexual Interactions: From Plants to Humans is the first attempt to interpret the higher social functions of organisms. This volume covers an extraordinarily wide range of biological research and provides a novel framework for understanding human-specific brain functions. Covers an extraordinarily wide range of biological researchProvides a novel framework for understanding human-specific brain functions.