Active demethylation of the paternal genome in the mouse zygote

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BiologyDNA methylationGenomic imprintingDNA demethylationGeneticsEpigeneticsMaternal to zygotic transitionMethylationGerm cellGeneZygoteEmbryogenesisGene expression

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Year: 2000
Type: article
Volume: 10
Issue: 8
Pages: 475-478
Citations: 956
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                                    Joachim Oswald, 
                                
                                    Sabine Engemann, 
                                
                                    Natasha Lane
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2000). 
                            Active demethylation of the paternal genome in the mouse zygote. 
                            Current Biology
                            , 10
                            (8)
                            , 475-478.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0960-9822(00)00448-6
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(00)00448-6