DNA methylation in poultry: a review
Xing Ju, Zhijun Wang, Danfeng Cai, Semiu Folaniyi Bello, Qinghua Nie
2023Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology/Journal of animal science and biotechnology13 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF
Abstract
As an important epigenetic modification, DNA methylation is involved in many biological processes such as animal cell differentiation, embryonic development, genomic imprinting and sex chromosome inactivation. As DNA methylation sequencing becomes more sophisticated, it becomes possible to use it to solve more zoological problems. This paper reviews the characteristics of DNA methylation, with emphasis on the research and application of DNA methylation in poultry.
Topics & Concepts
DNA methylationEpigeneticsGenomic imprintingBiologyMethylationRNA-Directed DNA MethylationDNAEpigenomicsGeneticsComputational biologyGeneGene expressionEpigenetics and DNA MethylationAnimal Genetics and ReproductionRNA modifications and cancer