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hypomethylation

hypomethylation noun: a decrease in the epigenetic methylation of cytosine and adenosine residues in DNA.

Noun

hypomethylation (plural hypomethylations)

  1. a decrease in the epigenetic methylation of cytosine and adenosine residues in DNA

Antonyms of hypomethylation

Forms of hypomethylation

pluralhypomethylations

Origin of hypomethylation

From hypo- + methylation.

Questions about hypomethylation

What does hypomethylation mean?
Hypomethylation means a decrease in the epigenetic methylation of cytosine and adenosine residues in DNA.
What part of speech is hypomethylation?
Hypomethylation is a noun.
What is the plural of hypomethylation?
The plural of hypomethylation is hypomethylations.

Words near hypomethylation in the dictionary

  1. hypomethionemia
  2. hypomethylate
  3. hypomethylated
  4. hypomethylates
  5. hypomethylating
  6. hypomethylation
  7. hypomethylations
  8. hypometria
  9. hypometric
  10. hypomimia
  11. hypomineralisation

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