hypomethylation

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *upó

Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó)

Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der.

English hypo-

Proto-Indo-European *médʰu

Proto-Hellenic *métʰu

Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu)

Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?

Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der.

German -yl

German Methylbor.

English methyl

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin -ātiōlbor.

Old French -ationbor.

Middle English -acioun

English -ation

English methylation

English hypomethylation

From hypo- + methylation.

Noun

hypomethylation (plural hypomethylations)

1. (genetics) a decrease in the epigenetic methylation of cytosine and adenosine residues in DNA

Antonyms

• hypermethylation

Related terms

• hypomethylated