Chromomethylase

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any enzyme that catalyses the methylation of chromatin

    "For the families DNMT2, DNMT3 and chromomethylase, these values are 65, 36–52%, and 53–60%, respectively, for both species."

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"For the families DNMT2, DNMT3 and chromomethylase, these values are 65, 36–52%, and 53–60%, respectively, for both species."

Etymology

From chromo- + methylase.

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