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What is epigenetics

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The review gives a definition of epigenetics, considers its history, and describes the relevant phenomena. It is emphasized that epigenetic events agree with the current genetic paradigm, rather than striking its foundation.

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  1. Institute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119334, Russia

    L. I. Korochkin

  2. Kol’tsov Institute of Developmental Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991, Russia

    L. I. Korochkin

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Original Russian Text © L.I. Korochkin, 2006, published in Genetika, 2006, Vol. 42, No. 9, pp. 1156–1164.

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Korochkin, L.I. What is epigenetics. Russ J Genet 42, 958–965 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1134/S102279540609002X

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