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Created page with "<p>Epigenetics is the study of heritable changes in gene function that do not involve changes in the DNA sequence. Epigenetics often refers to changes in a ch..."
<p>Epigenetics&nbsp;is the study of heritable changes in gene function that do not involve changes in the&nbsp;DNA sequence.&nbsp;Epigenetics often refers to changes in a&nbsp;chromosome&nbsp;that affect gene activity and&nbsp;expression, but can also be used to describe any heritable phenotypic change that does not derive from a modification of the&nbsp;genome, such as&nbsp;prions. Such effects on&nbsp;cellular&nbsp;and&nbsp;physiological&nbsp;phenotypic traits&nbsp;may result from external or&nbsp;environmental&nbsp;factors, or be part of normal developmental program.</p>
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