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Role for DNA methylation in genomic imprinting.
Nature - 25 Nov 1993
Li E, Beard C, Jaenisch R
Abstract excerpt
The paternal and maternal genomes are not equivalent and both are required for mammalian development. The difference between the parental genomes is believed to be due to gamete-specific differential modification, a process known as genomic imprinting. The study of transgene methylation has shown that methylation patterns can be inherited in a parent-of-origin-specific manner, suggesting that DNA methylation may...
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