a: methylation ~
b: annotation
What:
"DNA methylation is like the annotation on the instruction booklet that is our chromosomes. Each cell contains the same 'complete booklet' of genetic code, but through the release of chemicals, methylation tells each cell how to 'read' its own specific instructions," said Cedar, who has been a professor on Hebrew U's medical faculty since 1981.
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Writer: Chaim Cedar
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Date: Aug 19 2014 4:40 PM
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