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epigenetic
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ep·i·gen·e·sis  (p-jn-ss)
n.
1. Biology The theory that an individual is developed by successive differentiation of an unstructured egg rather than by a simple enlarging of a preformed entity.
2. Geology Change in the mineral content of a rock because of outside influences.
epi·ge·netic (-j-ntk) adj.
epigenetic [ˌɛpɪdʒɪˈnɛtɪk]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) of or relating to epigenesis
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) denoting processes by which heritable modifications in gene function occur without a change in the sequence of the DNA
epigenetically  adv
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