Epigenetic Memory in Mammals
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Epigenetic Memory in Mammals
Epigenetic information can be passed on from one generation to another via DNA methylation, histone modifications, and changes in small RNAs, a process called epigenetic memory. During a mammal's lifecycle epigenetic reprogramming, or the resetting of most epigenetic marks, occurs twice. The first instance of reprogramming occurs in primordial germ cells and the second occurs following fertiliz...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Genetics
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1664-8021
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2011.00028