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B- Unit 5 Lesson 6
Environmental Genetic Variation
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| inheritable genetic variations | changes in genetic material that can be passed to offspring |
| mutation | a change in a DNA sequence |
| epigenetic changes | changes in the way genes are expressed rather than the way the DNA is sequenced |
| histone modification | changes made to the expression of certain genes when the histone proteins coil with chromatin to form the chromosomes |
| DNA methylation | groups of organic material (one carbon atom and three hydrogen atoms) that bond to DNA to aid in expressing gene traits |
| epigenetics | involves genetic changes that are not encoded in DNA but can still be passed from parent to offspring in gene expression |