Epigenetics

Question 1

What is epigenetics?

Answer 1

The study of the chemical modification of specific genes or gene-associated proteins of an organism

Question 2

Epigenetics is a change in ________ without a change in _________.

Answer 2

Phenotype

Genotype

Question 3

What do modifications lead to?

Answer 3

Modifications lead to certain sets of genes being “turned on” or expressed, whilst other sets are “turned off” or inhibitied