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Methylation refers to the replacement of a hydrogen atom (H) with a methyl group (CH3), regardless of the substrate. Methylation can occur in both biological and non-biological systems. In biological systems, methylation is catalyzed by enzymes; such methylation can be involved in modification of heavy metals, regulation of gene expression, regulation of protein function, and RNA metabolism. ...
출처: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methylation
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The addition of a methyl group (-CH 3 ) to a macromolecule, such as the addition of a methyl group to specific cytosine and, occasionally, adenine residues in DNA.
출처: www.fao.org/docrep/003/X3910E/X3910E16.htm
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Enzymatic addition of methyl (CH3) group to DNA which causes inactivation of that region. Usually CpG nucleotide pairs are target for this addition.
출처: www.knowledgebank.irri.org/glossary/Glossary/M.htm
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Addition of a CH3 group. For DNA, the methyl group is usually added to a cytosine residue.
출처: www.fgcouncil.bc.ca/doc-glos.html
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The addition of a chemical group (methyl) to DNA that epigenentically alters gene expression.
출처: plan2005.cancer.gov/glossary.html
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