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Synonyms for «epigenetic inheritance»

"Epigenetic inheritance" refers to the transmission of changes in gene activity or function from one generation to the next, without altering the underlying DNA sequence. It means that certain external factors, such as the environment, lifestyle choices, or experiences, can affect how genes are expressed and pass on to future generations. Full definition
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«epigenetic»

genetic genomic hereditary evolutionary inherited gene transgenic phenotypic transcriptional heritable intergenerational genome phylogenetic molecular transgenerational metabolic monogenic generational ancestral inbred transgene biological histone maternal human inborn epistatic morphogenetic paternal specific pharmacogenomic family new developmental polygenic health different parental cultural nuclear certain viral cytogenetic recessive cell natural behavioral dominant experimental

«inheritance»

evolution lineage variation generations methylation trait expression heritage modification mutations legacy regulation predisposition changes transmission effects technology mechanisms heredity engineering studies research patterns transfer nature biology genealogy factors cancer pedigree alterations selection variants interactions origins phenotypes patent component control parents relatedness therapy risk information characteristics analysis copy techniques testing

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  • Despite this, however, the phenomenon of epigenetic inheritance is still poorly understood. (ibtimes.com)
  • But in recent years, researchers have shown that differences not related to DNA sequence can also be passed down, a phenomenon called epigenetic inheritance. (sciencemag.org)
  • On the surface, it would seem as though this would prevent epigenetic inheritance from happening. (sciencedaily.com)
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