Molecular Function
DNA methylation
Subclass of:
Methylation
Definitions related to dna methylation:
  • Addition of methyl groups to DNA. DNA methyltransferases (DNA methylases) perform this reaction using S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE as the methyl group donor.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • The process by which methyl groups are added to nucleotides in genomic DNA.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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