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epigenetics
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epigenetics [¦ep·ə·jə¦ned·iks]
(genetics)
The study of those processes by which genetic information ultimately results in distinctive physical and behavioral characteristics.
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But they only spring into action when prompted by another set of biochemical factors--separate from DNA--known as the epigenome.
EPIZYME: BIOTECH TAKES ON CANCER by Arlene Weintraub / BusinessWeek
The study is the first high-resolution map of an epigenome on a human genome and the first paper published by the Roadmap Epigenetic Program, a five-year study launched by the National Institute of Health in 2008.
The first complete human epigenome mapped by Asian News International
Being able to study the epigenome in its entirety will lead to a better understanding of how genome function is regulated in health and disease, but also how gene expression is influenced by the environment," he said.
Scientists unveil map of genome's chemical switches by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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