methylate
verb
meth·yl·ate
ˈme-thə-ˌlāt 
methylated; methylating
: to introduce the methyl radical into
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How cells get their cues to methylate or demethylate DNA, though, is still fuzzy.
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Veronique Greenwood, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2011
High levels of stress experienced in early life can methylate the key gene that controls this stress system.
—Daniel P. Keating, Scientific American, 5 May 2017
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Veronique Greenwood, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2011
High levels of stress experienced in early life can methylate the key gene that controls this stress system.
—Daniel P. Keating, Scientific American, 5 May 2017
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“Methylate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/methylate. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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