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Epigenetic modification

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025
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Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

A heritable change in gene expression or chromosome structure that does not involve a change in DNA sequence; in this case, temperature-induced modification of the Z chromosome that affects phenotype.

AP course connection

Topic 6.5: 6.5 Regulation of Gene Expression

Unit 6

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