NALT

Preferred term

5-methylcytosine

Chemical

A methylated nucleotide base found in eukaryotic DNA. In animals, the DNA methylation of cytosine to form 5-methylcytosine is found primarily in the palindromic sequence CpG. In plants, the methylated sequence is CpNpGp, where N can be any base.

cytosine

DNA methylation

5-methylcytosine monohydrochloride

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

95799

Spanish

5-metilcitosina

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/341961

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Created 8/3/20, last modified 10/29/20