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  1. Epigenetics - Wikipedia

    Epigenetics has been defined and today is generally accepted as 'the study of changes in gene function that are mitotically and/or meiotically heritable and that do not entail a change in DNA …

  2. Epigenetics, Health, and Disease | Genomics and Your Health | CDC

    Jan 31, 2025 · Epigenetics refers to how your behaviors and environment can cause changes that affect the way your genes work. Unlike genetic changes (mutations), epigenetic changes are …

  3. What Is Epigenetics? - Cleveland Clinic

    Feb 16, 2024 · Epigenetics is the study of how our environment influences our genes by changing the chemicals attached to them. What we eat, our physical activity level, access to resources …

  4. Epigenetics | Definition, Inheritance, & Disease | Britannica

    Nov 13, 2025 · epigenetics, the study of the chemical modification of specific genes or gene-associated proteins of an organism. Epigenetic modifications can define how the information in …

  5. Introduction: Epigenetics - PMC

    Epigenetics emerged as the dynamic successor to classical genetics, moving beyond the static sequence of the double helix that carries the code of life. The field studies how chemical and …

  6. What is epigenetics?: MedlinePlus Genetics

    Jun 11, 2021 · What is epigenetics? Epigenetics is the study of how cells control gene activity without changing the DNA sequence."Epi-"means on or above in Greek,and "epigenetic" …

  7. Epigenetics - National Human Genome Research Institute

    2 days ago · Epigenetics is an emerging field of science that studies heritable changes caused by the activation and deactivation of genes without any change in the underlying DNA sequence …

  8. What is Epigenetics? Unlocking the Code Beyond DNA

    Apr 19, 2025 · Epigenetics is the study of changes in gene expression that do not involve alterations to the underlying DNA sequence. These changes are influenced by a variety of …

  9. Epigenetic changes regulate gene expression, but what regulates ...

    Nov 23, 2025 · All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their epigenetics—meticulously placed chemical tags that influence which …

  10. Epigenetics | Journal | Taylor & Francis Online

    Nov 24, 2025 · Epigenetics publishes international research into heritable changes in gene expression caused by mechanisms other than the modification of the DNA sequence. …