EPIGENETIC


Meaning of EPIGENETIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -jə-ˈne-tik ]

adjective

Date: 1883

1.

a. : of, relating to, or produced by the chain of developmental processes in epigenesis that lead from genotype to phenotype after the initial action of the genes

b. : relating to, being, or involving changes in gene function that do not involve changes in DNA sequence

2. of a deposit or structure : formed after the laying down of the enclosing rock

• epi·ge·net·i·cal·ly -ˈne-ti-k(-ə)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.