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Hypermethylation vs Hypomethylation - What's the difference?

hypermethylation | hypomethylation | Antonyms |

Hypomethylation is a antonym of hypermethylation.



In genetics terms the difference between hypermethylation and hypomethylation

is that hypermethylation is an increase in the epigenetic methylation of cytosine and adenosine residues in DNA while hypomethylation is a decrease in the epigenetic methylation of cytosine and adenosine residues in DNA.

hypermethylation

English

Noun

(-)
  • (genetics) an increase in the epigenetic methylation of cytosine and adenosine residues in DNA.

    • Antonyms

    * hypomethylation

    hypomethylation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (genetics) a decrease in the epigenetic methylation of cytosine and adenosine residues in DNA

    • Antonyms

    * hypermethylation

    Related terms

    * hypomethylated