methylation

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The addition of a methyl group to a molecule. countable,uncountable
  2. The addition of a methyl group to cytosine and adenine residues in DNA that leads to the epigenetic modification of DNA and the reduction of gene expression and protein production. countable,uncountable

词形变化

methylations plural

词汇关系

衍生词
automethylation biomethylation demethylation dimethylation hemimethylation hydromethylation hypermethylation hypomethylation methylational mismethylation monomethylation multimethylation nonmethylation overmethylation permethylation remethylation transmethylation undermethylation unmethylation
相关词
ethylation methylate

词源

Etymology tree
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
From methyl + -ation.
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