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CpG Dinucleotide

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The most common site of DNA methylation in adult somatic tissues.

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(2009). CpG Dinucleotide. In: Binder, M.D., Hirokawa, N., Windhorst, U. (eds) Encyclopedia of Neuroscience. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29678-2_1312

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