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Identical twins carry a persistent epigenetic signature of early genome programming
- Source :
- Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Nature Portfolio, 2021.
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Abstract
- The mechanisms underlying how monozygotic (or identical) twins arise are yet to be determined. Here, the authors investigate this in an epigenome-wide association study, showing that monozygotic twinning has a characteristic DNA methylation signature in adult somatic tissues.
- Subjects :
- Science
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20411723
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Nature Communications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.4deb6641205f44abb1762c5892e3dccd
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25583-7