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erli: What is epigenetics?

Josey_23: Watch Village of the Damned for possible side effects.
ocdspectrum: It’s complicated. But genetics can change due to environmental experiences.
Disreputable: Electronic Pig Genetics. What internet pigs were supposed to be made from, but internet cats became all the rage and ePigs were largely forgotten and were never mass artificially produced.
meshnaster: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=define+epigenetics
aleo09: don't know.
Papasmerv: epigenetics is the study of heritable changes in gene expression or cellular phenotype caused by mechanisms other than changes in the underlying DNA sequence
ricardofo: the study of inherited changes in phenotype (appearance) or gene expression caused by mechanisms other than changes in the underlying DNA sequence
MisterCranky: I thought it important to implement an answer-bot as a protest against pretty much every trend in GeekQuestions. Is it working?
Jatoha: the genetics of skin???
Rygel: Cut off ones genital with an Epi razor
daveroswell: no idea
arosey: Changes in gene expression
idiot crow: Don't know.
falloutfan: No idea
Head_Rat: Large, blue-trousered parasites.
agentlars: You tell me
MotUfan: The study of an organism's phenotype.
cleonhard: Heritable changes that don't involve changes in DNA.
aceraxon: obvious. Very complicated.
Grungydan: Epigenetics is the study of epigenetic inheritance, a set of reversible heritable changes in gene function or other cell phenotype that occur without a change in DNA sequence (genotype).
Wanderer08: a word too seldom used?
DHEK: I don't know. Go check a dictionary or something.
POvidiusNaso: The genetics on top of genetics. you know, like supergenetics.
PsyJam: Wiki it.. come on.
zman44: I don't know!
slowcorner: The study of genomic imprinting by parental cells and organisms, usually through methylation marks on histones. I think.
arkibet: oh god, I work for the company whose stock symbol is DNA
brainrob: Depends who you ask ...
Jet Jaguar: The study of babies conceived during earthquakes.
KDSN: The genetics of epic level characters
ZombyDawg: I dunno, "true beginnings"?
locusshifter: the study of how genes produce their effect on the phenotype of the organism
djlg: the study of how genes produce their effect on the phenotype of the organism
scriptorum: http://www.dictionary.com
ssmooth: Since epigenesis means that development is affected by outside forces, I suppose epigenetics would be the study of how that happens.
ekted: The study of the processes involved in the unfolding development of an organism.
snoozefest: how genes produce effects
Lord_Prussian: dunno
chad56s: Look it up.
skrutsch: According to the Wikipedia: In biology today, epigenetics has two closely related meanings:
Belash: something bout the center of life or building life or i don't care
erli: The study of the processes involved in the unfolding development of an organism.
dakarp: Hey, I don't even know the answer to this, and it should be right up my alley!
puffinge: genetics in Middle Earth
chaddyboy_2000: I think it involves angry beavers.
skelebone: I don't know, try m-w.com
CDRodeffer: Genetics in an overarching fashion, like DNA from bacteria to humans.
Spielfreak: The process of creating a silk purse from a sow's ear?
jttm: Higher level genetics?