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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Main Authors: Walter Jörn, Lepikhov Konstantin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-09-01
Series:BMC Developmental Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-213X/4/12

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