methylome

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noun

The set of nucleic acid methylation modifications in an organism's genome or in a particular cell.

OriginEnglish methyl ← German Methy →
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Meanings

nounmethylome (plural methylomes)

plural methylomes

  1. biologyThe set of nucleic acid methylation modifications in an organism's genome or in a particular cell.

    The reprogramming of parental methylomes is essential for embryonic development.

    2019, He-Feng Huan et al., “16: The Intergenerational Effects on Fetal Programming”, in Peter C. K. Leung, Jie Qiao, editors, Human Reproductive and Prenatal Genetics, Elsevier (Academic Press), page 372

Origin

  1. GermanMethy
  2. Englishmethyl
  3. Englishmethylome

From methyl + -ome.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “methylome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/methylome.

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