DNA methylation patterns provide insight into epigenetic regulation in the Pacific oyster (<it>Crassostrea gigas</it>)

DNA methylation patterns provide insight into epigenetic regulation in the Pacific oyster (<it>Crassostrea gigas</it>)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>DNA methylation is an epigenetic mechanism with important regulatory functions in animals. While the mechanism itself is evolutionarily ancient, the distribution and function of DNA methylation is diverse both within and among phylog...

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Main Authors: Gavery Mackenzie R, Roberts Steven B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/11/483

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