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Gene vs Epigenome - What's the difference?

gene | epigenome |

In context|genetics|lang=en terms the difference between gene and epigenome

is that gene is (genetics) a unit of heredity; a segment of dna or rna that is transmitted from one generation to the next, and that carries genetic information such as the sequence of amino acids for a protein while epigenome is (genetics) a chemical responsible for the activation of a particular gene.

As nouns the difference between gene and epigenome

is that gene is (genetics) a unit of heredity; a segment of dna or rna that is transmitted from one generation to the next, and that carries genetic information such as the sequence of amino acids for a protein while epigenome is (genetics) the total epigenetic state of a cell.

gene

English

(wikipedia gene)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (genetics) A unit of heredity; a segment of DNA or RNA that is transmitted from one generation to the next, and that carries genetic information such as the sequence of amino acids for a protein.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-21, author= Karen McVeigh
    • , volume=189, issue=2, page=10, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= US rules human genes can't be patented , passage=The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical innovation.}}

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    See also

    * allele * dominant * recessive

    epigenome

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (genetics) The total epigenetic state of a cell
  • (genetics) A chemical responsible for the activation of a particular gene

    • Related terms

    *epigenetics *epigenomic