Epigenetic tags (IMAGE)

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

Epigenetic tags

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Pictured: Epigenetic tags (orange and blue) on inactive DNA. Researchers say epigenetic tags could be passed onto offspring more often than previously thought. Still from WEHI.TV's animation "X Inactivation and Epigenetics" by Etsuko Uno

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Still from WEHI.TV's animation "X Inactivation and Epigenetics" by Etsuko Uno

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