Epigenetic regulation of the honey bee transcriptome: unravelling the nature of methylated genes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Epigenetic modification of DNA via methylation is one of the key inventions in eukaryotic evolution. It provides a source for the switching of gene activities, the maintenance of stable phenotypes and the integration of environmental...

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Main Authors: Lockett Gabrielle A, Pittelkow Yvonne, Kucharski Robert, Foret Sylvain, Maleszka Ryszard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-10-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/10/472