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Passage of epigenetic information during DNA replication in germlines. When double-stranded DNA is divided into daughter DNA, a specifc DNA methyltransferase can methylate the cytosine in CpG islands of the daughter DNA at the blastocyst stage of conceptus development. Tissue-specific gene expression results from differences in DNA methylation and promoter activity, leading to differentiated somatic cells.
