methylation
See also: méthylation
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methylation (countable and uncountable, plural methylations)
- (chemistry) The addition of a methyl group to a molecule.
- (genetics) 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.
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addition of a methyl group
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