The inactive X chromosome in the human female is enriched in 5-methylcytosine to an unusual degree and appears to contain more of this modified nucleotide than the remainder of the genome

Journal of Genetics

Volumn 82, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 13-16

  Deobagkar, Deepti D ^a,c   Chandra, H Sharat ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

^b Centre for Human Genetics   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

5 methylcytosine; Human X chromosome; Methylation; Photoacoustic spectroscopy; X inactivation

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLCYTOSINE; NUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CPG ISLAND; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENOME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; METHYLATION; PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0346217998     PISSN: 00221333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02715875     Document Type: Article

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