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Epigenetics, the field of biology that studies heritable changes in gene activity that are not related to changes in DNA sequence, claims that environmental factors, imprinting on genes, alter traits that are passed from one generation to the next. Moreover, the study of epigenetics promises advancements in medicine epigenetic drugs are developed to treat grave diseases, altering the gene expression. Learn more about the rapidly growing field in science, epigenetic processes as well as techniques used in research in this book.

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