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Revision as of 01:26, 11 June 2016

 Epigenetics


Definition : Heritable changes in gene activity and expression that occur without alteration in DNA sequence


Two well-known epigenetic modifications

  1. Chemical modification to the cytosine residues of DNA (DNA methylation)
  2. Histone modification

Why is it important ? >>> Epigenetic  modifications regulate gene activity and expression during development and differentiation, or in response to environmental stimuli


Epigenetics is considered a bridge between genotype and phenotype


Explain how cells carrying identical DNA differentiate into different cell types >>> Epigenetics


Epigenome - global analyses of epigenetic markers across the entire genome


Chromatin - Histone protein / DNA complex in eukaryotic cells