Methylation Definition

mĕthə-lāshən
noun
An alkylation process involving addition of, or substitution by, a methyl group.
American Heritage
The process of treating something with methyl alcohol.
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Other Word Forms of Methylation

Noun

Singular:
methylation
Plural:
methylations

Methylation Sentence Examples

  • It is identical' with the hydrotropilidine, which results by the destructive methylation of tropane.

  • By the electrolytic reduction of pseudopelletierine, N-methyl granatanine is obtained, and this by exhaustive methylation is converted into A O des-dimethyl granatanine.

  • Early in development of the fetal germ cells in both sexes, the germ-cell genomes are erased of methylation marks on the imprinted genes.

  • To this end, the polysaccharide preparations have been subjected to enzymic hydrolysis and methylation analysis.

  • Differential methylation of DNA sequences associated with imprinted genes is thought to control genomic imprinting, which occurs soon after fertilization.

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Words Starting With

MMEMET

Words Ending With

NONION

Unscrambles

methylation

Words Starting With M and Ending With N

Starts With M & Ends With NStarts With ME & Ends With NStarts With M & Ends With ON

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With M11 Letter Words Ending With N