Oxygen atom (O) has an atomic number of 8, and a mass number of 16.
Recall that atomic number of any element is equal to the number of protons in its electronic shell, hence, the number of protons in oxygen atom is also 8
<span>DNA methylation is a process that can change the activity of a gene without rearranging the DNA sequence. The mechanism most often is used to inactivate genes.</span>