week 13 LO Flashcards
(5 cards)
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monozygotic twins
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identical twins, are formed from a single fertilized egg that splits into two embryos.
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epigenome
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the set of chemical modifications to a cell’s DNA and associated proteins that regulate gene expression without changing the DNA sequence itself.
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imprinted genes
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a subset of genes whose expression is determined by the parent who contributed them, rather than both alleles being expressed equally as in most cases.
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