Which of the following statements about DNA methylation in eukaryotes is false?

(a) Appropriate inheritance of DNA methylation patterns involves maintenance methyltransferase.
(b) DNA methylation involves a covalent modification of cytosine bases.
(c) Methylation of DNA attracts proteins that block gene expression.
(d) Immediately after DNA replication, each daughter helix contains one methylated DNA strand, which corresponds to the newly synthesized strand.


(d)

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For two types of organisms to belong to the same species, they must 

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