epimutation
Definitions
A heritable change in gene expression that does not affect the actual base pair sequence of DNA.
Equivalents
Françaisépimutation
Examples
“The first sign⟳ of cellular abnormality in some tumors is an epimutation—a change⟳ in heritable chromatin marks, such as an increase⟳ or decrease in the density of DNA methylation.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
See also
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