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a decrease in the epigenetic methylation of cytosine and adenosine residues in DNA
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English methylation English hypomethylation From hypo- + methylation.
