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n. the addition of a methyl group to a molecule

n. the addition of a methyl group to cytosine and adenine residues in DNA that leads to the epigenetic modification of DNA and the reduction of gene expression and protein production

n. The act of methylating. See methylate.

"Amplicon sequence reads corresponding to the BS-PCR products were aligned to the Human Reference Genome, and the extent of methylation (DNA methylation%) was determined by comparing the total number of Cs"

methylate    ethylation   

degradability    two-pennyworth    carcinogenicity    methyltransferase    trifluoride