Published : 2009-02-26

EFFECT OF DNA METHYLATION ON GENOME FUNCTION

Marcin Łukasik

Jolanta Karmalska

Mirosław M. Szutowski

Jacek Łukaszkiewicz

Abstract

In biochemistry, methylation refers to the replacement of a hydrogen atom with a methyl group. DNA methylation is a type of chemical modification of DNA that can be inherited and subsequently removed without changing the original DNA sequence. It has been demonstrated that DNA methylation is involved in a number of biological processes such as parental imprinting, X chromosome inactivation, and development of tumors. In this article, the present knowledge on the methylation process is reviewed.

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DNA methylation, genome, imprinting



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Łukasik, M., Karmalska, J., Szutowski, M. M., & Łukaszkiewicz, J. (2009). EFFECT OF DNA METHYLATION ON GENOME FUNCTION. Prospects in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 7(2), 13–18. https://doi.org/10.56782/pps.62

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