epimutation

See also: épimutation

English

Etymology

From epi- +‎ mutation; compare epigenetic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛpɪmjuˈteɪʃən]
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

epimutation (plural epimutations)

1. (genetics) A heritable change in gene expression that does not affect the actual base pair sequence of DNA.
   • 2005, Eva Jablonka, Marion J. Lamb, Evolution in Four Dimensions: Genetic, Epigenetic, Behavioral, and Symbolic Variation in the History of Life‎, MIT Press, →ISBN, page 248:

     The first sign of cellular abnormality in some tumors is an epimutation—a change in heritable chromatin marks, such as an increase or decrease in the density of DNA methylation.

Related terms

• epimutant
• epimutational

Translations

Translations

French: épimutation (fr) f

See also

• epigenetics
• Epigenetics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia