epigenetics.

The study of mechanisms that alter gene activity without changing the underlying DNA sequence, including some that persist through cell divisions.

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Words that belong together

• epigenetic regulation
• epigenetics research
• mechanisms of epigenetics

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Her epigenetics experiment changed which genes were active, not the sequence they contained.

The report discussed epigenetics without claiming that every acquired trait would pass to the next generation.

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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Uncountable field name with singular agreement. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.