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'''Epigenetics''' refers to changes to a [[gene]]'s activity, expression, and/or regulation that do not involve changes to the [[DNA]] sequence. It is possible for these changes to pass from one [[generation]] to the next.
'''Epigenetics''' is the study of how a person's behavior and environment can cause changes that affect the way their genes work. Unlike genetic changes, epigenetic changes are reversible and do not change a person's DNA sequence, but they can change how a person's body responds to, or does not respond to, a DNA sequence.<ref name=CDC />  The discovery that lifestyle choices and/or environment can affect whether certain genes "express" is of great importance in the field of health care, suggesting benefits for preventive education.
 
== Notes ==
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[https://www.cdc.gov/genomics/disease/epigenetics.htm What is Epigenetics?] at the U.S. Center for Disease Control
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Epigenetics is the study of how a person's behavior and environment can cause changes that affect the way their genes work. Unlike genetic changes, epigenetic changes are reversible and do not change a person's DNA sequence, but they can change how a person's body responds to, or does not respond to, a DNA sequence.[1] The discovery that lifestyle choices and/or environment can affect whether certain genes "express" is of great importance in the field of health care, suggesting benefits for preventive education.

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  1. What is Epigenetics? at the U.S. Center for Disease Control