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methyl transferase

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noun

Biochemistry.

  1. any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the transfer of methyl groups from one molecule to another.

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Establishment of the vernalization-responsive, winter-annual habit in Arabidopsis requires a putative histone H3 methyl transferase.

From Nature • Oct. 24, 2017

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