Article
Epigenetic regulation and measurement of epigenetic changes.
Biological research for nursing - 1 Oct 2013
Stephens Kimberly E, Miaskowski Christine A, Levine Jon D, Pullinger Clive R, Aouizerat Bradley E
Abstract excerpt
Epigenetic mechanisms provide an adaptive layer of control in the regulation of gene expression that enables an organism to adjust to a changing environment. Epigenetic regulation increases the functional complexity of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) by altering chromatin structure, nuclear organizat...
Topics
- Chromatin
- DNA Methylation
- Epigenesis, Genetic
- Histones
- Humans
- Phenotype
- RNA, Small Untranslated