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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 organization, and transcript stability. These changes may additively or synergistically influence gene expression and result in...
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