Both de-novo methylation and maintenance methylation ensures the methylation pattern is inherited from parent to daughters.

Both de-novo methylation and maintenance methylation ensures the methylation pattern is inherited from parent to daughters. Correct Answer False

Maintenance methylation is done in the newly synthesized DNA strand at opposite positions of the methylated sites on the parent strand. The maintenance activity ensures that the two daughter DNA molecules retain the methylation pattern of the parent molecule.

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