epigenetics

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Meaning

1. noun The study of the processes involved in the genetic development of an organism, especially the activation and deactivation of genes.
2. noun The study of heritable changes caused by the activation and deactivation of genes without any change in DNA sequence.

Similar words

reprogramming epigenomics epigenics epigenome epigenesist epigenotyping epigenotype ecogenetics phenogenetics gene expression

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