methylation

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Meaning

1. noun The addition of a methyl group to a molecule.
2. noun The addition of a methyl group to cytosine and adenine residues in DNA that leads to the epigenetic modification of DNA and the reduction of gene expression and protein production.

Similar words

cytosine cpg dimethylation monomethylation methylenation demethylation trimethylation methoxylation hydroxymethylation methionylation

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