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Epigenetics
The science of enduring (but ultimately reversible) changes in the pattern of gene activity, during embryo development and beyond, that do not involve alteration of the DNA sequence. These changes occur in response to conditions within the embryo and more generally.
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| Epigenetics: Where Life Meets the Genome |
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| 10 November 2010 10am-5.30pm Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG, UK |
| The Annual Conference of the Galton Institute... |
| From Imprinting to the Epigenome in 25 years |
| 4 September 2009 Lecture Theatre, Peterhouse College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1RD; Kings College, University of Cambridge, King's Parade, Cambridge CB2 1ST, UK |
| An event celebrating the discovery of imprinting in mammals 25 years ago... |