A researcher found a method she could use to manipulate and quantify phosphorylation and methylation in embryonic cells in culture. She tried decreasing the amount of methylation enzymes in the embryonic stem cells and then allowed the cells to further differentiate. Which of the following results would she most likely see?
A)increased chromatin condensation
B)decreased chromatin concentration
C)abnormalities of mouse embryos
D)decreased binding of transcription factors
E)inactivation of the selected genes

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Decreasing methylation enzymes can lead to hypomethylation, which may result in gene expression changes and abnormalities in embryonic development.

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