epigenetic programing of male pronucleus

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No. of supported studies
Group 115 studies
Group 212 studies
Group 33 studies

II. Literature review

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Nameepigenetic programing of male pronucleus
IDGO_0044727
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Biological process

Exact synonym

epigenetic reprograming of male pronucleus, epigenetic reprograming of paternal genome in zygote

Description

The global programming of epigenetic modifications in the male pronucleus of the newly fertilized zygote. The most major change in the paternal genome is DNA demethylation, which takes place before the first cell division.

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