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Works
An introduction to the mechanisms that drive epigenetic modification is provided in Bryan M. Turner, Chromatin and Gene Regulation: Mechanisms in Epigenetics (2001). Both basic and in-depth information on epigenetics is covered in C. David Allis, Thomas Jenuwein, and Danny Reinberg (eds.), Epigenetics, 2nd ed. (2015).
Documentaries
A compelling film about the influence of environment and lifestyle on inheritance of epigenetic modifications is Ghost in Your Genes (2006), produced and directed by Sarah Holt and Nigel Paterson for NOVA/WGBH television and narrated by Neil Ross.
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Kara Rogers
Kara Rogers is the senior editor of biomedical sciences at Encyclopædia Britannica, where she oversees a range of content from medicine and genetics to microorganisms. She joined Britannica in 2006 and has been a member of the National Association of Science Writers since 2009.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Epigenetics : Definition, Mechanisms and Clinical Perspective. | Oct 09, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: NHS Genomics Education Programme - What is epigenetics? | Apr 23, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - The Science Show - Epigenetics. | Nov 13, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Digital Commons at University of South Florida - Epigenetics in Critical Illness: A New Frontier (PDF). | Aug 22, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CellPress - Current Biology - Epigenetics, cellular memory and gene regulation. | Jul 12, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Psychology Today - Epigenetics. | May 16, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nature - Heredity - Epigenetics and gene expression. | Mar 21, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - What is Epigenetics? | Jan 06, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Rotel Project - Epigenetics. | Apr 12, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: MedlinePlus - What is epigenetics? | Feb 20, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Nebraska Pressbooks - Epigenetics: A Healthy Life Starts Earlier Than You Think. | Dec 29, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - Epigenetics. | Oct 20, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: British Society for Cell Biology - Epigenetics � It�s not just genes that make us. | Sep 08, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Utah - Learn Genetics - Epigenetics. | Jul 09, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Genomics and Precision Health - What is Epigenetics? | May 03, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Epigenetics across the human lifespan. | Feb 23, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Biology LibreTexts - Epigenetics. | Sep 07, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Epigenetics : Definition, Mechanisms and Clinical Perspective. | Dec 28, 2017 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Mar 07, 2017 | ||
| Bibliography updated. | Mar 07, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - How Epigenetics Works. | Jul 23, 2012 | ||
| Article restructured and information on epigenetic inheritance clarified. | Jul 02, 2012 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - How Epigenetics Works. | Feb 09, 2009 | ||
| New article added. | Aug 21, 2008 | ||
| New bibliography added. | Aug 21, 2008 |
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