Methylation
DNA methylation is a mechanism used to regulate genes and protect DNA from some types of cleavage. It is one of the regulatory processes that are referred to as epigenetic, in which an alt...
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Methylation
Addition of a methyl group (-CH3) to the DNA base, cytosine, creates a modified base called 5-methylcytosine, found in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. This process is catalyzed by enzymes...
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Biological Methylation
The process by which a methyl radical (-CH3) is chemically combined with some other substance through the action of a living organism. One of the most environmentally important ...
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Methylation
A chemical reaction in which the methyl radical (-CH3) is added to some substance. The most common mechanism by which methylation occurs in the environment is biological methylation, which...
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Methylation
Methylation
Biological Methylation