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In this video, we look at epigenetics. First we look at how the level of histone acetylation and DNA methylation can allow genes to be silenced. We then look at the role of epigenetics in diseases such as cancer. Finally we explore how epigenetic tags can be passed from mother to offspring.
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Cells with heterochromatin and euchromatin
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Mikael Häggström, M.D. Author info - Reusing images- Conflicts of interest: NoneMikael Häggström, M.D.Consent note: Consent from the patient or patient's relatives is regarded as redundant, because of absence of identifiable features (List of HIPAA identifiers) in the media and case information (See also HIPAA case reports guidance)., CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Breast cancer awareness ribbons
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Pregnancy
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Litter of rats
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In this video, we look at epigenetics. First we look at how the level of histone acetylation and DNA methylation can allow genes to be silenced. We then look at the role of epigenetics in diseases such as cancer. Finally we explore how epigenetic tags can be passed from mother to offspring.
Image credits:
Cells with heterochromatin and euchromatin
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heterochromatic_versus_euchromatic_nuclei.jpg
Mikael Häggström, M.D. Author info - Reusing images- Conflicts of interest: NoneMikael Häggström, M.D.Consent note: Consent from the patient or patient's relatives is regarded as redundant, because of absence of identifiable features (List of HIPAA identifiers) in the media and case information (See also HIPAA case reports guidance)., CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Breast cancer awareness ribbons
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Breast_Cancer_Awareness_Month.png
Federal Government, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Pregnancy
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Swanger_vrou2.jpg
Swangerschaft, CC BY-SA 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Litter of rats
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rat_litter.jpg
No machine-readable author provided. Hippocampus~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons
