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heterochromatin spreading: a standalone construct

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heterochromatinspreading1 CONSTRUCTHeterochromatinTALBERT · EPIGENETICS

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Epigenetics

the extension of a silenced chromatin state along the chromosome from a nucleation site into neighbouring genes.

In epigenetics, heterochromatin spreading refers to the extension of a silenced chromatin state along the chromosome from a nucleation site into neighbouring genes. This meaning comes from Talbert (2006) in Nature Reviews Genetics.[1]

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References

  1. Talbert, P. B., & Henikoff, S. (2006). Spreading of silent chromatin: inaction at a distance. Nature Reviews Genetics, 7(10), 793-803. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrg1920

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