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Epigenetics
Epigenetics: the study of heritable changes in gene function that do not involve changes in the DNA sequence. Epigenetics often refers to changes in a chromosome that affect gene activity and expression, but can also be used to describe any heritable phenotypic change that does not derive from a modification of the genome, such as prions. Such effects on cellular and physiological phenotypic traits may result from external or environmental factors, or be part of normal developmental program. The standard definition of epigenetics requires these alterations to be heritable, either in the progeny of cells or of organisms.
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...
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...
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Carmen Leitch
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...
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Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2023
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Socializing reduces levels of stress hormones in women who don't use oral contraceptives- however, it has no effect
...
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Clinical & Molecular DX
Gene expression has to be carefully regulated, or serious problems can arise. Many things can control the expression of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2023
Neuroscience
Researchers have found that latent but replication-competent HIV can lie dormant in immune cells in the brain for years.
...
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Annie Lennon
JUN 02, 2023
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...
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Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2023
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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JAN 26, 2023
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...
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JAN 22, 2023
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2022
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...
Written By:
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