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metastable epiallele: a standalone construct

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Epigenetics

a locus whose epigenetic state is set stochastically early in development and varies among genetically identical individuals, affecting their traits.

In epigenetics, metastable epiallele refers to a locus whose epigenetic state is set stochastically early in development and varies among genetically identical individuals, affecting their traits. This meaning comes from Rakyan (2002) in Trends in Genetics.[1]

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References

  1. Rakyan, V. K., Blewitt, M. E., Druker, R., Preis, J. I., & Whitelaw, E. (2002). Metastable epialleles in mammals. Trends in Genetics, 18(7), 348-351. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0168-9525(02)02709-9

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