Pertaining to nongenetic mechanisms by which certain agents cause diseases such as cancer.
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• (a.) Of or pertaining to the epigenesis; produced according to the theory of epigenesis.
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Changes in gene expression in an organism but without changing the DNA sequence of a gene. E.g. chemical molecules called methyl groups attach to DNA and turn off a genes expression, and genomic imprinting, etc.
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<biology> Of or pertaining to the epigenesis; produced according to the theory of epigenesis. ... Describes something which influences the behaviour of a cell without directly affecting its DNA or other genetic machinery, such as an environmental effect. ... (07 May 1998) ...
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(ep″ĭ-jә-net´ik) pertaining to epigenesis. altering the activity of genes without changing their DNA sequence.
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Having to do with the chemical attachments to DNA or the histone proteins around which it coils. Epigenetic marks change the pattern of genes expressed in a given cell or tissue by amplifying or muting the effect of a gene, but do not alter the actual DNA sequence. Unlike mutations to DNA sequence, epigenetic modifications are typically reversible....
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Ep`i·ge·net'ic adjective Of or pertaining to the epigenesis; produced according to the theory of epigenesis.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ep′i-jĕ-net′ik Definitions: 1. Relating to epigenesis.
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Epigenetic: Something that affects a cell, organ or individual without directly affecting its DNA. An epigenetic change may indirectly influence the expression of the genome. See also: Epigenetics. From epi- meaning, in this context, after or beside + genetic.
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epigenetic Related 'above, over, beyond the normal, excessive' word units: hyper-; super-, supra-, sur; ultra-, ult-.
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Ore bodies formed by hydrothermal fluids and gases that were introduced into the host rocks from elsewhere, filling cavities in the host rock.
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