English Explanatory Dictionary

hypomethylation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a decrease in the epigenetic methylation of cytosine and adenosine residues in DNA

Word forms

hypomethylation hypomethylations

Etymology

From hypo- + methylation.

Antonyms

hypermethylation

Related words

hypomethylated
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