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- noun genetics The total
epigenetic state of acell - noun genetics A
chemical responsible for the activation of a particulargene
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But the grammar of the epigenome is changing all the time.
Lifestyle Factors May Alter Genetic Traits, Study Finds 2010
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But the grammar of the epigenome is changing all the time.
Lifestyle Factors May Alter Genetic Traits, Study Finds 2010
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Think of the genome — the DNA sequence — as being like the hardware of a computer, while the epigenome is like the software that tells the computer when, where, and how to work. here
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If the genetic sequence is the words of the book, the epigenome is the grammar, he says.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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If the genetic sequence is the words of the book, the epigenome is the grammar, he says.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have developed a new technique for observing the proteins that operate by that controlling code-called the epigenome-and assembled a library of interactions between the proteins and key positions on packets of DNA.
D Mag - News 2010
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Lightman hopes to better understand what is called the epigenome - the way that past experiences have modified our cells, making us more vulnerable to certain diseases.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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If the genetic sequence is the words of the book, the epigenome is the grammar, he says.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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As scientists discover more about the "epigenome," a layer of biochemical reactions that turns genes on and off, they're finding that it plays a big part in health and heredity.
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