epigenetics

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The study of the processes involved in the genetic development of an organism, especially the activation and deactivation of genes. uncountable
    — Epigenetics deals with the regulation of genetic activity within a cell - which genes are switched on or off, and when it happens.
  2. The study of heritable changes caused by the activation and deactivation of genes without any change in DNA sequence. uncountable

词汇关系

衍生词
metaboloepigenetics neuroepigenetics pharmacoepigenetics
相关词
epigenetic epigenome genetic determinism gene expression gene silencing
并列词
epistasis

词源

Blend of epigenesis + genetics; coined by C. H. Waddington in 1942.
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