DNA methylation
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001929
Addition of methyl groups to DNA. DNA methyltransferases perform this reaction using s-adenosylmethionine as the methyl group donor.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-001929 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| References | Medical Subject Headings; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | methylation; DNA; DNA demethylation; 5-methylcytosine; DNA hypomethylation; DNA hypermethylation |
| Translations | Spanish: metilación del ADN |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-001929",
"term": "DNA methylation",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Addition of methyl groups to DNA. DNA methyltransferases perform this reaction using s-adenosylmethionine as the methyl group donor.",
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"methylation",
"DNA",
"DNA demethylation",
"5-methylcytosine",
"DNA hypomethylation",
"DNA hypermethylation"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "metilación del ADN"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/dna-methylation/"
}
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