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Meaning of epigenetics

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

epigenetics

Pronunciation:/ˌɛpɪd͡ʒəˈnɛtɪks/

noun

Definitions

  1. The study of the processes involved in the genetic development of an organism, especially the activation and deactivation of genes.

  2. The study of heritable changes caused by the activation and deactivation of genes without any change in DNA sequence.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/epigenetics

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reprogrammingepigenomicsepigenicsepigenomeepigenesistepigenotypingepigenotypeecogenetics