Modeling DNA methylation dynamics with approaches from phylogenetics
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Modeling DNA methylation dynamics with approaches from phylogenetics
MOTIVATION Methylation of CpG dinucleotides is a prevalent epigenetic modification that is required for proper development in vertebrates. Genome-wide DNA methylation assays have become increasingly common, and this has enabled characterization of DNA methylation in distinct stages across differentiating cellular lineages. Changes in CpG methylation are essential to cellular differentiation; ho...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Bioinformatics
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1367-4803,1460-2059
DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btu445