A Lexicon of DNA Modifications: Their Roles in Embryo Development and the Germline
5-methylcytosine (5mC) on CpG dinucleotides has been viewed as the major epigenetic modification in eukaryotes for a long time. Apart from 5mC, additional DNA modifications have been discovered in eukaryotic genomes. Many of these modifications are thought to be solely associated with DNA damage. Ho...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018-03-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcell.2018.00024/full |