different between methylation vs dimethylation
methylation
English
Etymology
methyl +? -ation
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m????le???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
methylation (plural methylations)
- (chemistry) The addition of a methyl group to a molecule.
- (genetics) The addition of a methyl group to cytosine and adenine residues in DNA that leads to the epigenetic modification of DNA and the reduction of gene expression and protein production.
Derived terms
Related terms
- methylate
- ethylation
Translations
methylation From the web:
- methylation what does it do
- what is methylation of dna
- what is methylation in the body
- what does methylation do to dna
- what does methylation do to gene expression
- what is methylation in biology
- what causes methylation
- what does methylation of histones do
dimethylation
English
Etymology
di- +? methylation
Noun
dimethylation (plural dimethylations)
- (biochemistry) The addition of two methyl groups to a molecule
Related terms
- methylation
dimethylation From the web:
- methylation means
- what does methylation mean
- methylation what is it
- is methylation good or bad
- methylation what does it do
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