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Generating different epigenotypes.
Reproductive biomedicine online - 1 Dec 2013
Torres-Padilla Maria-Elena
Abstract excerpt
Embryonic development is a specificity of metazoans. It starts with fertilization of the oocyte by a spermatozoon. Gametes then undergo intense chromatin remodelling and epigenetic reprogramming, which is necessary for reversion to a totipotent state in order to start a new developmental programme. This reprogramming process must occur with 100% efficiency in order to sustain development. The period following...
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