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However, the entire picture of the epigenetic crosstalk regulating the CG methylation pattern is unknown especially in cells that are available only in a limited number, such as mammalian oocytes. Most machine learning approaches developed so far aim at finding DNA sequences responsible for the CG methylation patterns and were not tailored for studying the epigenetic crosstalk.\n<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>We built a machine learning model named epiNet to predict CG methylation patterns based on other epigenetic features, such as histone modifications, but not DNA sequence. Using epiNet, we identified biologically relevant epigenetic crosstalk between histone H3K36me3, H3K4me3, and CG methylation in mouse oocytes. This model also predicted the altered CG methylation pattern of mutant oocytes having perturbed histone modification, was applicable to cross-species prediction of the CG methylation pattern of human oocytes, and identified the epigenetic crosstalk potentially important in other cell types.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Our findings provide insight into the epigenetic crosstalk regulating the CG methylation pattern in mammalian oocytes and other cells. 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