epigenetics
/ˌɛpɪd͡ʒəˈnɛtɪks/
构词拆解
词源说明
Blend of epigenesis + genetics; coined by British biologist and geneticist C. H. Waddington in 1942.
释义
名词noun
- 1(genetics) The study of the processes involved in the genetic development of an organism, especially the activation and deactivation of genes.
- 2(genetics) The study of heritable changes caused by the activation and deactivation of genes without any change in DNA sequence.