Sperm-derived histones contribute to zygotic chromatin in humans
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>about 15% to 30% of the DNA in human sperm is packed in nucleosomes and transmission of this fraction to the embryo potentially serves as a mechanism to facilitate paternal epigenetic programs during embryonic development. However, h...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-03-01
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| Series: | BMC Developmental Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-213X/8/34 |