a: methylation ~
b: brakes on a car

What:

"DNA methylation is like the brakes on a car, because it stops genes from running, stops gene activity. When we look at cancer cells under the microscope, we see lots of broken chromosomes."


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Writer: Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei
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Date: Aug 19 2014 4:48 PM


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