New method boosts the study of regulation of gene activity

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Jul 1, 2022, 6:41 pm697 ptsHot
One way cells can control the activities of their genes is by adding small chemical modifications to the DNA that determine which genes are turned on or off. Methyl groups are one of these chemical modifications or tags. Researchers have found that in bacteria DNA methylation plays a role in regulating…

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