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Meaning of epimutation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

/[ɛpɪmjuˈteɪʃən]/

Definitions

A heritable change in gene expression that does not affect the actual base pair sequence of DNA.

Equivalents

Français épimutation

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.

See also

epimysiotomy epimysium epimyth epimythium Épinal epinaos