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We have discovered a novel statistical feature of Arabidopsis thaliana genome that remarkably correlates with a position of transcription start site—CG skew peak. We hypothesize that the phenomenon can be explained by the higher mutability of unprotected cytosines. Keywords: CG skew, promoter, transcription, mutation, full-length cDNA Contact: nicka@ceres-inc.com *To whom correspondence should be addressed.
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