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'''Epigenetics''' | '''Epigenetics''' is the study of how a person's behavior and environment can cause changes that affect the way their genes work. Unlike genetic changes, epigenetic changes are reversible and do not change a person's DNA sequence, but they can change how a person's body responds to, or does not respond to, a DNA sequence.<ref name=CDC /> The discovery that lifestyle choices and/or environment can affect whether certain genes "express" is of great importance in the field of health care, suggesting benefits for preventive education. | ||
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[https://www.cdc.gov/genomics/disease/epigenetics.htm What is Epigenetics?] at the U.S. Center for Disease Control | |||
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Latest revision as of 10:37, 19 September 2023
Epigenetics is the study of how a person's behavior and environment can cause changes that affect the way their genes work. Unlike genetic changes, epigenetic changes are reversible and do not change a person's DNA sequence, but they can change how a person's body responds to, or does not respond to, a DNA sequence.[1] The discovery that lifestyle choices and/or environment can affect whether certain genes "express" is of great importance in the field of health care, suggesting benefits for preventive education.
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- ↑ What is Epigenetics? at the U.S. Center for Disease Control