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epiallele

epiallele noun: a specific DNA methylation pattern of a genetic locus.

Noun

epiallele (plural epialleles)

  1. A specific DNA methylation pattern of a genetic locus.

Forms of epiallele

pluralepialleles

Origin of epiallele

From epi- + allele.

Questions about epiallele

What does epiallele mean?
Epiallele means a specific DNA methylation pattern of a genetic locus.
What part of speech is epiallele?
Epiallele is a noun.
What is the plural of epiallele?
The plural of epiallele is epialleles.

Words near epiallele in the dictionary

  1. epi curves
  2. epi pen
  3. epi-
  4. epi-myoepithelial
  5. epialexine
  6. epiallele
  7. epialleles
  8. epiallelic
  9. epiallopregnanolone
  10. epiandrosterone
  11. epiaortic

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