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DNA methylation
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Changes the expression of a DNA segment without changing the sequence.
Involved with genetic imprinting, X-chromosome inactivation, repression of transposable elements, aging, and carcinogenesis.
DNA is methylated in imprinting.Methylation within gene promotor (CpG islands) typically represses gene transcription.
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