methylate
noun
any derivative of methyl alcohol, as sodium methylate, CH 3 ONa.
unmethylated
-
a word derived from
methylate.
Example Sentences
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Specialized enzymes are used to selectively cut away unmethylated DNA fragments, which largely originate from blood cells.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
These elements were highly conserved, residing in unmethylated CpG-rich regions, a trait strongly associated with their housekeeping regulatory function.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 5, 2024
Some of the methylated or unmethylated spots made sense, such as tags on genes involved in cell adhesion that might influence how easily a fertilized egg splits into two embryos.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 28, 2021
The formation of 5hmC is an important step in converting 5mC into unmethylated cytosine.
From Nature ● Mar. 28, 2017
This score reaches its maximum value of 1 when all accessions are methylated and a minimum of −1 when all accessions are unmethylated.
From Nature ● Mar. 13, 2013
