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单词 epigenetics
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Definition of epigenetics in English:

epigenetics

plural nounˌɛpɪdʒəˈnɛtɪksˌɛpədʒəˈnɛdɪks
Biology
  • treated as singular The study of changes in organisms caused by modification of gene expression rather than alteration of the genetic code itself.

    epigenetics has transformed the way we think about genomes
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Epigenetics and the sudden realization that we are superorganisms in part controlled by microbes we didn't even know existed means that, for now, riddles like cancer and aging seem hopelessly complex.
    • The Harvard center will strive to develop new technologies for genomic molecular imaging, while the Johns Hopkins center will be devoted to advancing the emerging field of epigenetics.
    • Using the field of epigenetics - the way the body's cells control which genes are off or on - it is possible to identify proteins in the body that determine a cancer cells fate, whether it grows or not, and destroy them.
    • Epigenetics could re-write the rule book on how we treat the disease.
    • The interdisciplinary team led by Dr. Feinberg, who has pioneered the study of epigenetics in cancer, will develop tools to create comprehensive, genome-wide information about epigenetics and then apply that information to the study of autism and bipolar disorder.

Definition of epigenetics in US English:

epigenetics

plural nounˌepəjəˈnediksˌɛpədʒəˈnɛdɪks
Biology
  • treated as singular The study of changes in organisms caused by modification of gene expression rather than alteration of the genetic code itself.

    epigenetics has transformed the way we think about genomes
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The interdisciplinary team led by Dr. Feinberg, who has pioneered the study of epigenetics in cancer, will develop tools to create comprehensive, genome-wide information about epigenetics and then apply that information to the study of autism and bipolar disorder.
    • The Harvard center will strive to develop new technologies for genomic molecular imaging, while the Johns Hopkins center will be devoted to advancing the emerging field of epigenetics.
    • Epigenetics and the sudden realization that we are superorganisms in part controlled by microbes we didn't even know existed means that, for now, riddles like cancer and aging seem hopelessly complex.
    • Epigenetics could re-write the rule book on how we treat the disease.
    • Using the field of epigenetics - the way the body's cells control which genes are off or on - it is possible to identify proteins in the body that determine a cancer cells fate, whether it grows or not, and destroy them.
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