Global DNA methylation pattern involved in the modulation of differentiation potential of adipogenic and myogenic precursors in skeletal muscle of pigs
Abstract Background Skeletal muscle is a complex and heterogeneous tissue accounting for approximately 40% of body weight.Excessive ectopic lipid accumulation in the muscle fascicle would undermine the integrity of skeletal muscle in humans but endow muscle with marbling-related characteristics in farm animals.Therefore, the balance of myogenesis a