ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Methylome

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Methylome is a noun meaning (genetics) The set of nucleic acid methylation modifications in an organism's genome or in a particular cell.

Meaning

(genetics) The set of nucleic acid methylation modifications in an organism's genome or in a particular cell.

Example Sentences

The reprogramming of parental methylomes is essential for embryonic development.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hypermethylome, hydroxymethylome, methylomics, metabolome, epiallele, methylogram.

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