Epigenetic inheritance: uncontested?
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ABSTRACT: "Epigenetics" is currently defined as "the inheritance of variation (-genetics) above and beyond (epi-) changes in the DNA sequence". Despite the fact that histones are believed to carry important epigenetic information, little is known about the molecular mechanisms of the inheritance of histone-based epigenetic information, including histone modifications and histone variants. Here we review recent progress and discuss potential models for the mitotic inheritance of histone modifications-based epigenetic information.
SUBMITTER: Zhu B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3193423 | biostudies-other | 2011 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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