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Category:GO:0044729 ! hemi-methylated DNA-binding
name: hemi-methylated DNA-binding
namespace: molecular_function
def: "Binding to double-stranded hemi-methylated DNA at replication foci (one strand methylated, while the other strand is unmethylated). Methylation of cytosine or adenine in DNA is an important mechanism for establishing stable heritable epigenetic marks." [GOC:imk, GOC:sp, PMID:18772889]
synonym: "double-stranded hemi-methylated DNA binding" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0003690 ! double-stranded DNA binding
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<GOterm>GO:0044729</GOterm>
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