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Methyl Group
For Methyl Group we have a term and definition in Huntingtons Disease.
Methyl Group (Huntingtons Disease) 
A chemical group made up of one carbon atom and three hydrogen atoms that is added to histones to silence genes by causing the DNA to coil up. Methylation of histones prevents further transcription.
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