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EPIGENETIC MODIFICATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-04-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- epigenetic modification
1, record 1, English, epigenetic%20modification
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Since alleles derived from different parental origins that are identical in nucleotide sequence may exhibit imprinting, the differences between the paternal and maternal genetic material are due to differential programming during spermatogenesis or oogenesis. The different packaging constraints of the sperm cell compared with the ovum also may be important. The regulatory mechanisms superimpose on the nucleotide sequence of a gene to determine the location, timing and degree of expression, and are termed epigenetic effects. Epigenetic modification(rather than genetic divergence of the gametes) of the DNA is likely to be the signal that marks the sperm and egg alleles as different. Imprinting is a special type of epigenetic inheritance that is passed through the gene line into somatic tissues of the progeny and is parent-specific. 1, record 1, English, - epigenetic%20modification
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
epigenetic: The absence of factors in the genotype that exerts an effect upon the phenotype. 2, record 1, English, - epigenetic%20modification
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- modification épigénétique
1, record 1, French, modification%20%C3%A9pig%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Altération chromosomique pouvant être héritée et réversible, qui se surimpose à la séquence nucléotidique. 1, record 1, French, - modification%20%C3%A9pig%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le niveau supplémentaire d'information ainsi créé permettrait, par exemple, de distinguer l'origine parentale des chromosomes. 1, record 1, French, - modification%20%C3%A9pig%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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