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...backup" copy of the gene, males with Rett syndrome die before birth. Dr. Zoghbi explained that MECP2 functions on the molecular level bybinding to methylated cytosine molecules in the DNA. (Cytosine is one of thefundamental molecules that make up DNA and sometimes binds to molecules known asmet...Getting your teeth into superplastic forming
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