DNA methylation is associated with an increased level of conservation at nondegenerate nucleotides in mammals

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 387-396

  Chuang, Trees Juen ^a   Chen, Feng Chi ^b,c,d  

^a GENOMICS RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

degeneracy of nucleotide; DNA methylation; genomics; methylation associated mutation; single nucleotide evolution

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; DNA; NUCLEOTIDE; THYMINE;

ARTICLE; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN;

DEGENERACY OF NUCLEOTIDE; DNA METHYLATION; GENOMICS; METHYLATION-ASSOCIATED MUTATION; SINGLE-NUCLEOTIDE EVOLUTION;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CPG ISLANDS; DNA; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; EXONS; GENOMICS; HUMANS; MAMMALS; MUTATION RATE; NUCLEOTIDES; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84893120470     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/mst208     Document Type: Article

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