Methylome

Methylome

Methylome is the totality of methylated DNA sites and the pattern of a genome. It comprises all the positions of methylated cytosine (mC) on healthy DNA. A methylome is a unit that reflects an epigenetic entity.

ee also

* Methylomics
* omics
* Epigenome


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