Discuss the relationship between 5 methyl-cytosine and 5hydroxymethyl-cytosine, mention enzymes responsible for theirplacement and how each modification affects gene expression.Define,compare and contrast heterochromatin and euchromatin and how theyrelate to gene expression
1. What does the field of epigenetics aim to study?
2. What would happen to a developing cell if its nucleus wereswitched for a nucleus of a differentiated cell?
3. Histone deacetylation enhances chromosome ______, thus thechromosomal segment cannot be ______. (options are Condensation;decondensation for the first part and translated or transcribed forthe second part).
4. Explain the mechanism of DNA methylation, including what DNAresidue is modified, by what enzymes, and the impact on geneexpression and chromatin state. Draw it!​
