epigenetic

[ ep-i-juh-net-ik ]

/ ˌɛp ɪ dʒəˈnɛt ɪk /

adjective

Biology. of or relating to epigenesis, or the successive differentiation of undifferentiated cells in an embryo.

Genetics. noting or pertaining to epigenetics, specifically, the process by which the expression of genetic information is modified on a molecular level without a change to the DNA sequence: the epigenetic inheritance of longevity.

Origin of epigenetic

epi- + genetic

Words nearby epigenetic

epigastrium, epigastrocele, epigeal, epigene, epigenesis, epigenetic, epigenetics, epigenome, epigenomics, epigenous, epigeous

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Example sentences from the Web for epigenetic

Whereas some epigenetic changes are temporary, others can be permanent, and even passed on to the next generation.
How Famines Make Future Generations Fat|Carrie Arnold|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Digby thus makes a good statement of epigenetic development.
Medical Investigation in Seventeenth Century England|Charles W. Bodemer
Now he explains candidly that he has been driven to the view that epigenetic development does not exist.
The Biological Problem of To-day|Oscar Hertwig
Epigenetic: the period after the union of the male and female elements, during which organs are forming.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith

British Dictionary definitions for epigenetic

epigenetic

/ (ˌɛpɪdʒɪˈnɛtɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to epigenesis

denoting processes by which heritable modifications in gene function occur without a change in the sequence of the DNA

Derived forms of epigenetic

epigenetically, adverb

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单词	epigenetic
释义	epigenetic [ ep-i-juh-net-ik ] / ˌɛp ɪ dʒəˈnɛt ɪk / adjective Biology. of or relating to epigenesis, or the successive differentiation of undifferentiated cells in an embryo. Genetics. noting or pertaining to epigenetics, specifically, the process by which the expression of genetic information is modified on a molecular level without a change to the DNA sequence: the epigenetic inheritance of longevity. Origin of epigenetic epi- + genetic Words nearby epigenetic epigastrium, epigastrocele, epigeal, epigene, epigenesis, epigenetic, epigenetics, epigenome, epigenomics, epigenous, epigeous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for epigenetic Whereas some epigenetic changes are temporary, others can be permanent, and even passed on to the next generation. How Famines Make Future Generations Fat\|Carrie Arnold\|May 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Digby thus makes a good statement of epigenetic development. Medical Investigation in Seventeenth Century England\|Charles W. Bodemer Now he explains candidly that he has been driven to the view that epigenetic development does not exist. The Biological Problem of To-day\|Oscar Hertwig Epigenetic: the period after the union of the male and female elements, during which organs are forming. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology\|John. B. Smith British Dictionary definitions for epigenetic epigenetic / (ˌɛpɪdʒɪˈnɛtɪk) / adjective of or relating to epigenesis denoting processes by which heritable modifications in gene function occur without a change in the sequence of the DNA Derived forms of epigenetic epigenetically, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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