Methods of epigenetic analysis.
Epigenetics encompasses heritable changes in DNA or its associated proteins except mutations in gene sequence. Many investigators in the field of epigenetics focus on histone modifications and DNA methylation, two molecular mechanisms that are often linked and interdependent. A variety of methods are applied to the study of epigenetic processes, and the past decade has witnessed an exponential increase in novel approaches to elucidate the molecular mysteries of epigenetic inheritance. This chapter summarizes some of the most contemporary methods used to study epigenetics presented throughout the book.
Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
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D002843:Chromatin / Q000502:physiology*; D019175:DNA Methylation; D015254:DNA Modification Methylases / Q000032:analysis*; D044127:Epigenesis, Genetic; D005821:Genetic Techniques; D008967:Molecular Biology / Q000379:methods
D002843:Chromatin; D015254:DNA Modification Methylases