has part realizes has specified input has specified output achieves_planned_objective characteristic of role of has role function methyl group deoxyribonucleotide measurement datum evaluant role analyte role DNA sequencing assay DNA methylation profiling assay bisulfite sequencing assay bisulfite sequencing assay A DNA methylation profiling assay which determines the methylation status of genomic DNA using DNA sequencing techniques preceded by a bisulfite based chemical modification of genomic DNA at CpG island location. url:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisulfite_sequencing PMID: 19581485. High definition profiling of mammalian DNA methylation by array capture and single molecule bisulfite sequencing. Hodges E, Smith A, Kendall J, Xuan Z, Ravi K, Rooks M, Zhang M, Ye K, Battacharjee A, Brizuela L, McCombie WR, Wigler M, Hannon GJ, Hicks J. Philippe Rocca-Serra Sagar Jain DNA extract epigenetic modification identification objective DNA sequence data detection technique DNA sequencer metadata complete