基因,遗传学和表观遗传学:一个对应关系
1Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, 200 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
概括
这种交流澄清了基因,遗传学和表观遗传学的流行的定义. 它解决了这些基本生物学领域常见的误解.
科学领域:
- 遗传学和分子生物学
- 表观遗传学 在表观遗传学中,表观遗传学是指表观遗传学.
背景情况:
- 一个正在进行的科学话语解决了核心遗传术语的流行解释.
- 关于基因,遗传学和表观遗传学的定义的问题引发了一系列的信件.
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