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hypermethylation en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English methylation English hypermethylation From hyper- + methylation.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) an increase in the epigenetic methylation of cytosine and adenosine residues in DNA.

Forms

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hypermethylations Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

hypomethylation