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paramutable

paramutable adjective: able to undergo paramutation.

Adjective

paramutable (not comparable)

  1. Able to undergo paramutation
    • An interesting genetic phenomenon is paramutation, where a methylated epiallele can silence a paramutable allele in heterozygous progeny with the acquisition of methylated DNA. However in this case, methylation appears to be rather the consequence of gene silencing than the cause.2016 January 8, “Locus- and Site-Specific DNA Methylation of 19 kDa Zein Genes in Maize”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of paramutable

From para- + mutable.

Questions about paramutable

What does paramutable mean?
Paramutable means able to undergo paramutation.
What part of speech is paramutable?
Paramutable is an adjective.

Words near paramutable in the dictionary

  1. paramuktis
  2. paramural
  3. Paramus
  4. paramuscular
  5. paramutability
  6. paramutable
  7. paramutagenic
  8. paramutagenicity
  9. paramutant
  10. paramutants
  11. paramutate

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