methylome en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree German Methylbor. English methyl English -ome English methylome From methyl + -ome.
Meanings
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The set of nucleic acid methylation modifications in an organism's genome or in a particular cell.
The reprogramming of parental methylomes is essential for embryonic development.
2019, He-Feng Huan et al., “16: The Intergenerational Effects on Fetal Programming”, in Peter C. K. Leung, Jie Qiao, editors, Human Reproductive and Prenatal Genetics, Elsevier (Academic Press), page 372:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| methylomes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
hypermethylome · methylomic · hydroxymethylome · methylomics
Relateds
transcriptome · proteome · metabolome · methylation · epigenome · genome