Figure 2.
The methylation levels of genomic regions containing promoters of photoreceptor genes were sharply increased during the transition from the inner cell mass stage (ICM; E3.5) to the epiblast stage (E6.5). (A) Percentage of hypermethylated genes required for photoreceptor phenotypes in the genomic DNA of zygote, 8-cell blastocyst, ICM, and epiblast. (B) Heat maps show changes in DNA methylation levels in genomic regions containing promoters of photoreceptor genes during the early stages of embryogenesis.