Tag Archives: epigenome

Enhancers and Genetics

By | July 10, 2021

Enhancers They are short DNA fragments with several prominent features such as: driving the expression of the target gene, orientation relative to a target gene promoter, functionally independent of genomic distance, sensitivity towards DNase treatment (since its neucleosome free region), functional influence over chromatin architecture by allowing binding of transcription co-activators and histone acetylation, and… Read More »

What is Epigenetics?

By | June 29, 2021

Genes and behavior Even though identical twins come from the same genetic material, they turn out to be very different people looking alike. So different that one of the twins could get a genetic disorder at the age of 40 and the other could be the most fit person! Why is that so? Epigenetics: The… Read More »