Epigenetics is a HUGE new field in understanding health factors that are transmitted from generation to generation beyond simple genetic inheritance. For example:  epigenetic factors contribute to the onset of disease by triggering underlying genetic information.  What do you think about that?

Q: In this unit you learned about the Hershey and Chase experiment that showed that DNA is the genetic…

A: The basis of inheritance is the information passed down from parent to offspring. The replication of…

Q: Suppose you had funding to do a genome-wide gene expression experiment (20,000 genes).  You can use…

A: Gene expression analysis involves determining if a specific gene is being expressed under specific…

Q: When considering genetic health, who should decide which genes are harmful or beneficial?

A: "Genes" are the fundamental unit of heredity. They store genetic information in the form of DNA,…

Q: How could understanding epigenetics help us in research?

A: The study of genetic constitution of a person and researching the fact that in spite of the…

Q: Do different genes affect epigenetics and variations in epigenetic patterns between individuals?

A: Genes patterns

Q: A friend of yours who works at a biotechnology start up company has computationally designed three…

A: The application of scientific and technical principles to the processing of the material by…

Q: Explain how Epigenetics are related with Cancer ?

A: Answer- Epigenetics is the change in the gene expression without changing the sequence of the DNA.

Q: Explain the role of environmental factors in modifying the epigenome ?

A: The record of the changes in the DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and histone proteins is called…

Q: What are the important characteristics of an epigenetic trait?

A: Epigenetic is refers to the external alteration in DNA that can affect the activity of the gene.…

Q: Certain mutations are called dominant-negative mutations. What do you think this means and how do…

A: Any kind of alteration in the nucleotide sequence of an organism’s genome is referred to as a…

Q: How does epigenetics relate to physiology

A: Epigenetics  It is the study of changes in gene expression that are not caused by alterations in the…

Q: explain how the discovery of epigenetic factors has changed the way we think about characteristics…

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Q: Go to the PubMed website and search the words epigenetic and cancer.Scan through the journal…

A: Ans: Epigenetics: It is the study of heritable changes in expression of genes without changing the…

Q: All cells of the body, with a few exceptions, contain the same genome. What is the name of the…

A: Cells is the structural and functional unit of life. The cell is made up of several organelles and…

Q: Discuss how our new found knowledge about the epigenome could impact the age old discussion about…

A: Today Epigenetics is the study of how the environment and other factors can change the way that…

Q: treat every genetically related health problem and to keep people alive at all cost. If this…

A: Each new genetic test conducted raises serious medical, public health, and social policy issues…

Q: The phenotype of a heterozygous mouse (Aa) is agouti.  The agouti banding pattern is due to altered…

A: * Homozygous dominant and Heterozygous will produce agouti that is AA or Aa respectively  and the…

Q: You decide to have your genome sequenced. The results come back and show that you have a…

A: Any abrupt change in the DNA causes mutation. This may or may not change the function of the cell.…

Q: Studies on monkeys have provided insight on the role of maternal care on the epigenome. Imagine you…

A: The study to examine the role of epigenetics in shaping animal / human behaviour is called as…

Q: Why Embryonic stem cells research is the most controversial topic in Medical research in this…

A: The embryos used in embryonic stem cell research comes from those fertilized eggs which come from…

Q: Scientists are learning more and more about the genetic factors that prompt the eventual development…

A: Genetic screening is the test that is used to detect the deformities in the DNA sequence that can…

Q: What real-life implications does epigenetics have in the clinical practice setting?

A: Epigenetics is the study of heritable changes in gene expression that do not involve changes in DNA…

Q: why transcriptome analysis is gradually becoming an importantdiagnostic tool in certain areas of…

A: Introduction  Genome is referred to the total amount of DNA a single haploid cell contains. Genome…

Q: What types of behaviours or environmental circumstances can lead to changes in an individual’s…

A: Introduction  Epigenetics is the study of how our behaviour and environment can influence how our…

Q: Which of the following is NOT a description of an epigenetic modification? A. regulatory patterns…

A: Changes in gene expression that are not produced by changes in DNA sequences but are caused by…

Q: What is the debate about between President Bush and President Obama regarding Stem Cells?

A: Obama's move overturns an order signed by President Bush in 2001 that barred the National Institutes…

Q: Do genes have a role to play in epigenetics and variations in epigenetic patterns between…

A: Quality articulation (Gene expression) alludes to how frequently or when proteins are made from the…

Q: Do people look differently upon those afflicted with mental illness if we have a perspective…

A: People differently about those afflicted with mental illness because they feel like they are out of…

Q: Using a mouse as a model organism to study a multigenic order like type two diabetes is a waste of…

A: Genetic engineering is the branch of biology in which there is a technique from which we are…

Q: Select the statements that describe the effect of copy number variation on human phenotypes. An…

A: Copy number variation means the number of deletions or insertions in the human genome which can…

Q: People with severe depression, mild depression, or no depression are included in GWAS research. Why…

A: A genome-wide association study (GWAS) is an approach used in genetics research to associate…

Q: n terms of eugenics/genetic control, what type of argument could be made in favor of negative (or…

A: Eugenics is the method or advocacy of selectively mating people with specific beneficial genetic…

Q: How might we, as epidemiologists, increase the validity of genetic studies? What recommendations do…

A: Epidemiology is considered a branch of medical science that deals with the identification and…