Definitions For Methylation
Noun
METHYLATION. (countable and uncountable, 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
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ethylation methylateTranslations
Catalan: metilació, f Chinese: : Mandarin: 甲基化 (jiǎjīhuà) French: méthylation, f Georgian: მეთილირება German: Methylierung, f Hebrew: מתילציה Italian: metilazione, f Japanese: メチル化 (メチルか, mechiruka) Kazakh: метилдеу Korean: 메틸화 Malay: pemetilan Polish: metylacja Portuguese: metilação Russian: метилирование Spanish: metilación Urdu: میثائلیتEtymology
methyl + ationIs Methylation a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
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Scrabble
19
Words with Friends
20
The word Methylation is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends