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methylcytosine

methylcytosine noun: any methyl derivative of cytosine, but especially 5-methylcytosine formed by methylation of DNA.

Noun

methylcytosine (plural methylcytosines)

  1. Any methyl derivative of cytosine, but especially 5-methylcytosine formed by methylation of DNA

Forms of methylcytosine

pluralmethylcytosines

Origin of methylcytosine

From methyl + cytosine.

Questions about methylcytosine

What does methylcytosine mean?
Methylcytosine means any methyl derivative of cytosine, but especially 5-methylcytosine formed by methylation of DNA.
What part of speech is methylcytosine?
Methylcytosine is a noun.
What is the plural of methylcytosine?
The plural of methylcytosine is methylcytosines.

Words near methylcytosine in the dictionary

  1. methylcyclopentadienyls
  2. methylcyclopropane
  3. methylcyclopropanecarboxylate
  4. methylcytidine
  5. methylcytisine
  6. methylcytosine
  7. methylcytosines
  8. methyldesorphine
  9. methyldichloroarsine
  10. methyldigoxin
  11. methyldihydromorphine

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