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Introduction to epigenetics

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Definition of epigenetics -- Three mechanisms; DNA methylation, histone modification, ncRNA -- Hypo and hyper DNA methylation and association with transcriptional state -- Mechanism of DNA methylation and enzymes responsible -- Examples of importance of DNA methytransferase enzymes -- Main types of histone modifications, concentrating on acetylation and methylation -- Mechanisms and enzymes for histone modifications -- Example of gene regulation by acetylation/deacetylation in Arabidopsis -- Non-coding RNA, using X-inactivation as an example -- The histone code.…”
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