In dictionaries:
Behavioral epigenetics
the field of study examining the role of epigenetics in shaping animal and human behavior.
Epigenetics of depression
the study of how epigenetics (heritable characteristics that do not involve changes in DNA sequence) contribute to depression.
Cancer epigenetics
the study of epigenetic modifications to the DNA of cancer cells that do not involve a change in the nucleotide sequence, but instead involve a change in the way the genetic code is expressed.
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