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paramutable

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Etymology

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From para- +‎ mutable.

Adjective

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paramutable (not comparable)

  1. Able to undergo paramutation
    • 2016 January 8, “Locus- and Site-Specific DNA Methylation of 19 kDa Zein Genes in Maize”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      An interesting genetic phenomenon is paramutation, where a methylated epiallele can silence a paramutable allele in heterozygous progeny with the acquisition of methylated DNA. However in this case, methylation appears to be rather the consequence of gene silencing than the cause.
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