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GO: Biological Process

epigenetic programing of male pronucleus

Term ID
GO:0044727
Synonyms
  • DNA demethylation of male pronucleus
  • epigenetic reprograming of male pronucleus
  • epigenetic reprograming of paternal genome in zygote
Definition
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. 22868271
References
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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Phenotype
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