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Meaning of epigenomics | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The study of the effects of chromatin structure on the function of the included genes.

uncountable

Examples

“'Epigenomics' can be termed as the study of the effects of chromatin structure, including the higher order of chromatin folding and attachment to the nuclear matrix, packaging of DNA around nucleosomes, covalent modifications of histone tails and DNA methylation.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

epigenotoxicity epigenotype epigenotyping epigeum epiglottal epiglottidectomy

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