Molecular Function
DNA methylation
Subclass of:
Methylation
Definitions related to dna methylation:
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Addition of methyl groups to DNA. DNA methyltransferases (DNA methylases) perform this reaction using S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE as the methyl group donor.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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The covalent transfer of a methyl group to either N-6 of adenine or C-5 or N-4 of cytosine.Gene Ontology DictionaryGene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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The process by which methyl groups are added to nucleotides in genomic DNA.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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