"hemimethylation" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From hemi- + methylation. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hemi|methylation}} hemi- + methylation Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hemimethylation (uncountable)
  1. partial or incomplete methylation Tags: uncountable
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