Cadmium-induced genome-wide DNA methylation changes in growth and oxidative metabolism in Drosophila melanogaster

Abstract Background Cadmium (Cd)-containing chemicals can cause serious damage to biological systems. In animals and plants, Cd exposure can lead to metabolic disorders or death. However, for the most part the effects of Cd on specific biological processes are not known. DNA methylation is an import...

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Main Authors: De-Long Guan, Rui-Rui Ding, Xiao-Yu Hu, Xing-Ran Yang, Sheng-Quan Xu, Wei Gu, Min Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-019-5688-z