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An Epigenomic Roadmap Primes Non-Growing Oocytes for Maturation and Early Embryogenesis
Mengwen Hu, Yasuhisa Munakata, Yu-Han Yeh…·Satoshi H. Namekawa
This study shows that non-growing oocytes in mice have pre-established epigenetic marks that prime the epigenome for oocyte maturation and early embryogenesis, challenging the traditional view that these marks are acquired after ovarian reserve exit.