epigenetic
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ɪˈdʒɛn noun
1.
Biology.
a.
the theory that an embryo develops from the successive differentiation of an originally undifferentiated structure ( opposed to preformation ).
b.
the approximately stepwise process by which genetic information, as modified by environmental influences, is translated into the substance and behavior of an organism.
2.
Geology. ore deposition subsequent to the original formation of the enclosing country rock.
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World English Dictionary
epigenesis (ˌɛpɪˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Compare preformation the widely accepted theory that an individual animal or plant develops by the gradual differentiation and elaboration of a fertilized egg cell |
| 2. | the formation or alteration of rocks after the surrounding rock has been formed |
| 3. | alteration of the mineral composition of a rock by external agents: a type of metamorphism |
| epi'genesist | |
| —n | |
| epigenist | |
| —n | |
| epigenetic (ˌɛpɪdʒɪˈnɛtɪk) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to epigenesis |
| 2. | denoting processes by which heritable modifications in gene function occur without a change in the sequence of the DNA |
| epige'netically | |
| —adv | |
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Medical Dictionary
epigenesis ep·i·gen·e·sis (ěp'ə-jěn'ĭ-sĭs)
n.
The theory that an individual is developed by successive differentiation of an unstructured egg rather than by a simple enlarging of a preformed entity.
ep'i·ge·net'ic (-jə-nět'ĭk) adj.
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Example sentences
My guess is that it is to a large degree epigenetic.
Exposure to pollution could cause direct genetic damage or epigenetic changes, which are changes in how genes are expressed.
More significantly this hypothesis does not consider the influence of epigenetic factors.
It is the symptom of a disease with both genetic and epigenetic components.
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