Epigeneticsとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Blend of epigenesis +‎ genetics; coined by British biologist and geneticist C. H. Waddington in 1942.

発音

• IPA: /ˌɛpɪd͡ʒəˈnɛtɪks/

名詞

epigenetics (uncountable)

1. (genetics) The study of the processes involved in the genetic development of an organism, especially the activation and deactivation of genes.
   • 2010 November 6, “Sins of the Fathers”, in New Scientist:

     Epigenetics deals with the regulation of genetic activity within a cell - which genes are switched on or off, and when it happens.

   • 2023, Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will, New York: Penguin, →ISBN:

     The nuts and bolts of how this happens revolves around the massively trendy field of “epigenetics,” revealing how early life experience causes long-lasting changes in gene expression in particular brain regions.

2. (genetics) The study of heritable changes caused by the activation and deactivation of genes without any change in DNA sequence.

等位語

• epistasis

派生語

関連する語

• epigenetic
• epigenome
• genetic determinism

参考

Further reading

• epigenetics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia