A mouse embryo has a loss-of-function mutation in a methylation enzyme, DNMT, that prevents cytosine methylation on DNA. What is the most likely outcome?

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A mouse embryo has a loss-of-function mutation in a methylation enzyme, DNMT, that  prevents cytosine methylation on DNA. What is the most likely outcome?

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Methylation of cytosine residues on the DNA

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Inhibition of histone modifications

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Aberrantly elevated gene expression

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Aberrantly repressed gene expression

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