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== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> == * '''Epigenetics''' β The study of heritable changes in gene expression that do not involve alterations to the DNA sequence. * '''DNA Methylation''' β The addition of a methyl group to DNA, which typically acts as a "Silence" signal for a gene. * '''Histone Modification''' β Changes to the proteins (histones) that DNA wraps around, which can make a gene easier or harder to read. * '''Chromatin Remodeling''' β The physical tightening or loosening of the DNA "Spool" to control gene access. * '''Epigenome''' β The collection of all the chemical tags on your DNA that tell it what to do. * '''Transgenerational Epigenetics''' β The controversial idea that epigenetic marks can be passed from parent to offspring. * '''Genomic Imprinting''' β A process where only one copy of a gene (from either the mother or father) is expressed, while the other is silenced. * '''X-Inactivation''' β The process by which one of the two X chromosomes in females is permanently silenced to prevent "Overdose" of proteins. </div> <div style="background-color: #006400; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
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