Periodic Reporting for period 2 - METHYLEVOL (Deciphering the evolution and roles of cytosine DNA methylation across eukaryotes)

DNA methylation is the modification of the basic code of DNA (A, T, C, G) by the addition of a methyl group. This chemical modification predominantly occurs only on Cytosines. Methylated cytosines for the most part act like normal nucleotides, as they are still bound to the...