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Analysis of age-related global DNA methylation in chicken.
Biochemical genetics - 1 Aug 2013
Gryzinska Magdalena, Blaszczak Ewa, Strachecka Aneta, Jezewska-Witkowska Grazyna
Abstract excerpt
DNA methylation is an epigenetic modification that plays an important role in the normal development and function of organisms. The level of DNA methylation is species-, tissue-, and organelle-specific, and the methylation pattern is determined during embryogenesis. DNA methylation has also been correlated with age. The aim of this study was to determine the global DNA methylation levels and their correlation...
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