hemimethylated

Adjective

Meaning

hemimethylated (comparative more hemimethylated, superlative most hemimethylated)

(genetics, of a strand) Discordant in methylation; partially methylated.

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Related terms

hemimethylation

Examples

Because E. coli methylates GATC DNA sequences, DNA synthesis results in hemimethylated sequences. Source: Internet

If this enzyme reaches a "hemimethylated" portion of DNA (where 5-methylcytosine is in only one of the two DNA strands) the enzyme will methylate the other half. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hemimetamorphic hemimetamorphosis hemimetamorphous hemimethylation hemimetric hemimicelle