Category:Epigenetics

Epigenetics has two closely related meanings:

  • The study of the processes involved in the unfolding development of an organism. This includes phenomena such as X chromosome inactivation in mammalian females, and gene silencing within an organism.
  • The study of heritable changes in gene function that occur without a change in the sequence of nuclear DNA. This includes the study of how environmental factors affecting a parent can result in changes in the way genes are expressed in the offspring.

Subcategories

This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.

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Pages in category "Epigenetics"

The following 168 pages are in this category, out of 168 total.

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