Epigenetics deals with the regulation of genetic activity within a cell - which genes are switched on or off, and when it happens.
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Epigenetics
//ˌɛpɪd͡ʒəˈnɛtɪks//
Synonyms for "epigenetics"
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12 entriesTranslations
29 translations across 14 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 表觀遺傳學 /表观遗传学 noun (study of processes)
Dutch
2 entries- epigenetica noun (study of processes)
- epigenetica noun (study of heritable changes)
French
2 entries- épigénétique noun (study of processes)
- épigénétique noun (study of heritable changes)
German
2 entries- Epigenetik noun (study of processes)
- Epigenetik noun (study of heritable changes)
Hungarian
2 entries- epigenetika noun (study of processes)
- epigenetika noun (study of heritable changes)
Irish
2 entries- eipigéineolaíocht noun (study of processes)
- eipigéineolaíocht noun (study of heritable changes)
Italian
2 entries- epigenetica noun (study of processes)
- epigenetica noun (study of heritable changes)
Japanese
4 entries- エピジェネティクス noun (study of processes)
- エピジェネティクス noun (study of heritable changes)
- 後生学 noun (study of processes)
- 後生学 noun (study of heritable changes)
Polish
2 entries- epigenetyka noun (study of processes)
- epigenetyka noun (study of heritable changes)
Portuguese
2 entries- epigenética noun (study of processes)
- epigenética noun (study of heritable changes)
Russian
2 entries- эпигенетика noun (study of processes)
- эпигенетика noun (study of heritable changes)
Spanish
2 entries- epigenética noun (study of processes)
- epigenética noun (study of heritable changes)
Swedish
2 entries- epigenetik noun (study of processes)
- epigenetik noun (study of heritable changes)
Ukrainian
2 entries- епігенетика noun (study of processes)
- епігенетика noun (study of heritable changes)
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The nuts and bolts of how this happens revolves around the massively trendy field of “epigenetics,” revealing how early life experience causes long-lasting changes in gene expression in particular brain regions.
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