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DNA methylation is a key chromatin modification in plant genomes that is meiotically and
mitotically heritable, and at times is associated with gene expression and morphological …

Background DNA methylation is a crucial epigenetic modification, which is involved in many
biological processes, including gene expression regulation, embryonic development, cell …

A high-resolution map of DNA methylation in Arabidopsis has recently been generated
using high-throughput sequencing of bisulfite-converted DNA. This detailed profile …

Cytosine DNA methylation is the addition of a methyl group to the 5′ position of a cytosine,
which plays a crucial role in plant development and gene silencing. Genome-wide profiling …

DNA methylation has two essential roles in plants and animals—defending the genome
against transposons and regulating gene expression. Recent experiments in Arabidopsis …

Background DNA methylation is an important feature of plant epigenomes, involved in the
formation of heterochromatin and affecting gene expression. Extensive variation of DNA …

DNA methylation is found across eukaryotes; however, plants have evolved patterns and
pathways of DNA methylation that are distinct from animals and fungi. DNA methylation …

Epigenetic modifications play a vital role in the preservation of genome integrity and in the
regulation of gene expression. DNA methylation, one of the key mechanisms of epigenetic …

Writing about a biological subject based on one species can limit the scope of the
discussion, but in the case of DNA methylation and Arabidopsis, the restriction is entirely …