Comparative epigenomic profiling of the DNA methylome in mouse and Zebrafish uncovers high interspecies divergence

Frontiers in Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue JUN, 2016, Pages

  Zhang, Chi ^a   Hoshida, Yujin ^a   Sadler, Kirsten C ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ABU DHABI   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Brain; Comparative epigenomics; DNA methylation; Liver; Mouse; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CORRELATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; ZEBRA FISH;

EID: 84977480159     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16648021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2016.00110     Document Type: Article

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