transposonic en · ADJ
Etymology
From transposon + -ic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Relating to or composed of transposons.
In another study [ 142 ], increased methylation at the maternally IGF2 imprinted gene and decreased methylation at the maternally imprinted gene PEG3 and at the repetitive transposonic sequence LINE-1 were associated with folic acid supplementation after the 12th week of gestation but not during the first trimester or before conception.
2015 August 3, Francesca Pacchierotti, Marcello Spanò, “Environmental Impact on DNA Methylation in the Germline: State of the Art and Gaps of Knowledge”, in BioMed Research International, volume 2015, →DOI: