epigenetics
noun
epi·ge·net·ics
ˌe-pə-jə-ˈne-tiks 
plural in form but singular in construction
: the study of heritable changes in gene function that do not involve changes in DNA sequence
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To Shelley Berger, an epigenetics researcher at the University of Pennsylvania and a member of the NIH director’s advisory panel, de-emphasizing an applicant’s background is a mistake.
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Byjocelyn Kaiser, science.org, 17 Jan. 2023
Thomas Rando, director of the Broad Stem Cell Research Center at the University of California Los Angeles, has long studied the role of epigenetics in aging but wasn’t involved in the Sinclair study.
—Robert Weisman, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Jan. 2023
Of course, the prospects of epigenetics and its implications for human evolution are also fascinating.
—Saugat Bolakhe, Discover Magazine, 2 Mar. 2022
The drugs affected the voles' epigenetics by unwinding their DNA so that genes for vasopressin and oxytocin receptors were more highly transcribed.
—Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 4 June 2013
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Byjocelyn Kaiser, science.org, 17 Jan. 2023
Thomas Rando, director of the Broad Stem Cell Research Center at the University of California Los Angeles, has long studied the role of epigenetics in aging but wasn’t involved in the Sinclair study.
—Robert Weisman, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Jan. 2023
Of course, the prospects of epigenetics and its implications for human evolution are also fascinating.
—Saugat Bolakhe, Discover Magazine, 2 Mar. 2022
The drugs affected the voles' epigenetics by unwinding their DNA so that genes for vasopressin and oxytocin receptors were more highly transcribed.
—Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 4 June 2013
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epigenetics
noun, plural in form but singular in construction
epi·ge·net·ics
-iks
: the study of heritable changes in gene function that do not involve changes in DNA sequence
At its most basic, epigenetics is the study of changes in gene activity that do not involve alterations to the genetic code but still get passed down to at least one successive generation.—John Cloud, Time
John Cloud, TimeEpigenetics is the study of the chemical groups that stick to DNA and act as switches to turn genes on and off.—New Scientist
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