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epigenomics

epigenomics noun: the study of the effects of chromatin structure on the function of the included genes.

Noun

epigenomics (uncountable)

  1. The study of the effects of chromatin structure on the function of the included genes.
    • 'Epigenomics' can be termed as the study of the effects of chromatin structure, including the higher order of chromatin folding and attachment to the nuclear matrix, packaging of DNA around nucleosomes, covalent modifications of histone tails and DNA methylation.2008 March, V. S. Gomase, S. Tagore, “Epigenomics”, in Current Drug Metabolism

Origin of epigenomics

From epi- + genomics.

Words formed from epigenomics

Questions about epigenomics

What does epigenomics mean?
Epigenomics means the study of the effects of chromatin structure on the function of the included genes.
What part of speech is epigenomics?
Epigenomics is a noun.

Words near epigenomics in the dictionary

  1. epigenists
  2. epigenome
  3. epigenomes
  4. epigenomic
  5. epigenomically
  6. epigenomics
  7. epigenotoxic
  8. epigenotoxicity
  9. epigenotype
  10. epigenotyped
  11. epigenotypes

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