Researchers at CAS Beijing Institute of Genomics find that sperm, but not oocyte DNA methylomes are inherited by Zebrafish early embryos

DNA methylation is one major type of epigenetic information. The researchers showed that, contrary to earlier stipulations, early embryo development is defined not only by the oocyte, but also by sperm DNA methylome

Lan JIANG et al., Cell, Volume 153, Issue 4, 773-784, 9 May 2013

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