DNA METHYLATION MECHANISMS

DNA methylation is an epigenetic mechanism that occurs by the addition of a methyl (CH3) group to DNA, thereby often modifying the function of the genes and affecting gene expression. The most widely characterized DNA methylation process is the covalent addition of the methyl group at the 5-carbon of the cytosine ring resulting in 5-methylcytosine (5-mC), also informally known as the “fifth base” of DNA. These methyl groups project into the major groove of DNA and inhibit #transcription.
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THIS VIDEO IS MADE BY POLINA TONOYAN AND GUYANEH AGHAJANIAN (IBDP1 STUDENTS)
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