Differential dynamics of histone H3 methylation at positions K4 and K9 in the mouse zygote
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In the mouse zygote the paternal genome undergoes dramatic structural and epigenetic changes. Chromosomes are decondensed, protamines replaced by histones and DNA is rapidly and actively demethylated. The epigenetic asymmetry between...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2004-09-01
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Series: | BMC Developmental Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-213X/4/12 |