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Certain cytosine residues of eukaryotic DNA are methylated in inactive regions of the genome. For a long time the fruitfly Drosophila was thought to be an exception1,2,3,4, but now the evidence points to the existence of a functional DNA-methylation system in Drosophila as well5,6,7,9. Here we show that DNA is methylated, but that Drosophila genomic methylation is restricted to the early stages of embryonic development.
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Lyko, F., Ramsahoye, B. & Jaenisch, R. DNA methylation in Drosophila melanogaster . Nature 408, 538–540 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/35046205
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