demethylation
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See also: déméthylation
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From de- + methylation.
Noun
[edit]demethylation (plural demethylations)
- (biochemistry, organic chemistry) The removal of one or more methyl groups from a molecule.
- 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 212:
- That imprinted genes escape demethylation is, we now know, all that stood between science and the cloning of mammals for many years.
Antonyms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]removal of one or more methyl groups
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