epigenetics
English
WOTD – 24 January 2006
Etymology
Blend of epigenesis + genetics; coined by C. H. Waddington in 1942.
Noun
epigenetics (uncountable)
- (genetics) The study of the processes involved in the genetic development of an organism, especially the activation and deactivation of genes.
- 2010 November 6, Sins of the Fathers, in New Scientist,
- Epigenetics deals with the regulation of genetic activity within a cell - which genes are switched on or off, and when it happens.
- 2010 November 6, Sins of the Fathers, in New Scientist,
- (genetics) The study of heritable changes caused by the activation and deactivation of genes without any change in DNA sequence.
Related terms
- epigenetic
- epigenome
- genetic determinism
Translations
The study of the processes involved in the genetic development of an organism, especially the activation and deactivation of genes
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The study of heritable changes caused by the activation and deactivation of genes without any change in DNA sequence
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