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Table 2 DNA hydroxymethylation (5hmC) average paternal to maternal ratios (indirect immunofluorescence)

From: Active demethylation in mouse zygotes involves cytosine deamination and base excision repair

Study

Early (PN1-PN2)

Mid-Late (PN3-PN5)

Mouse strain

Iqbal et al., 20111

0.78

2.82

FVB

Wossidlo et al., 20111

0.85

2.44

BDF1 (C57BL/6 x DBA)

Inoue and Zhang, 2011

1.89

4.98

BDF1 (C57BL/6 x DBA)

Salvaing et al., 20121

0.9

2.23

F1 (C57BL/6 x CBA)

This study

1.334

4.01

C57BL/6 J

  1. 1DNA staining was used for normalisation of paternal/maternal ratios.