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. 1978 Sep;135(3):1156–1157. doi: 10.1128/jb.135.3.1156-1157.1978

Comparative study of DNA methylation in three unicellular eucaryotes.

S Hattman, C Kenny, L Berger, K Pratt
PMCID: PMC222496  PMID: 99431

Abstract

We have analyzed the nature/content of methylated bases in the nuclear DNA of three unicellular eucaryotes. The pattern of methylation was different for each of the three organisms studied: Saccharomyces cerevisiae contained only 5-methylcytosine; Tetrahymena pyriformis contained only N6-methyladenine; and Chlamydomonas reinhardi contained both modified bases.

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