Methylation (IMAGE)

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

Methylation

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Special enzymes transfer methyl groups to the cytosine building blocks of DNA. A methyl group consists of one carbon atom combined with three associated atoms of hydrogen (CH3).

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Environmental Health Perspectives, 2006

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