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Cis-acting determinants of paramutation.
Seminars in cell & developmental biology - 1 Aug 2015
Hövel Iris, Pearson Nigel A, Stam Maike
Abstract excerpt
Paramutation is an epigenetic phenomenon whereby in trans communication between homologous sequences leads to meiotically heritable epigenetic changes at one of the alleles. Cis-acting determinants of paramutation are DNA sequences and associated epigenetic modifications that are required for paramutation. Here, we review how characteristics of the underlying DNA sequences determine whether paramutation can occur...
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