Paramutable
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Paramutable is an adjective meaning Able to undergo paramutation.
Meaning
Able to undergo paramutation.
Example Sentences
An interesting genetic phenomenon is paramutation, where a methylated epiallele can silence a paramutable allele in heterozygous progeny with the acquisition of methylated DNA. However in this case, methylation appears to be rather the consequence of gene silencing than the cause.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include permutable, parametrisable, parametrizable, parameterizable, epimutable, modulatable.
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