Beyond transcriptional silencing: is methylcytosine a widely conserved eukaryotic DNA elimination mechanism?

Beyond transcriptional silencing: is methylcytosine a widely conserved eukaryotic DNA elimination mechanism?
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10.1002/bies.201300123
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2014-04
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Bracht, John R.
Bracht, John R.
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生物学3区
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