Epigenetics
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| Epigenetics | |
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| Term | Epigenetics |
| Short definition | epigenetics (EH-pih-jeh-NEH-tix) The study of how age and exposure to environmental factors such as diet, exercise, drugs, and chemicals can lead to changes in the way we live how genes are turned on and off without changing the actual DNA sequence. These changes can affect a person's risk of disease and can be passed from parents to their children |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
epigenetics - (pronounced) (EH-pih-jeh-NEH-tix) The study of how age and exposure to environmental factors such as diet, exercise, drugs, and chemicals can lead to changes in the way we live how genes are turned on and off without changing the actual DNA sequence. These changes can affect a person's risk of disease and can be passed from parents to their children
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Epigenetics
- Wikipedia's article - Epigenetics
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