epimutation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A heritable change in gene expression that does not affect the actual base pair sequence of DNA.

Pronunciation

[ɛpɪmjuˈteɪʃən]

Word forms

epimutation epimutations

Etymology

From epi- + mutation; compare epigenetic.

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