CpG岛

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中文名称: CpG岛

英文名称: CpG island

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中文解释:

位于多种脊椎动物已知基因转录起始位点周围、由胞嘧啶(C)和鸟嘌呤(G)组成的串联重复序列。

英文解释:

Regions of DNA rich in the sequence CpG, usually located at the 5' region of genes; the cytosine bases of these islands can be methylated to inhibit transcription of the associated gene.