👉 Methylated is a technical term used in biochemistry and molecular biology to refer to a sequence of DNA or RNA that has been modified in such a way that it no longer carries the genetic information encoded by its original sequence. This modification can be due to various processes, including transposable elements, insertions/deletions, mutations, etc. In biological terms, methylated DNA is often associated with specific diseases like cancer, where it serves as a tumor suppressor gene. When a methylated