Definition of "epigenomics" [epigenomics]

• The study of the effects of chromatin structure on the function of the included genes. (noun)

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• "After two years, Clarke had figured out exactly where to place the cyclodextrin ring inside the nanopore to identify the passing bases.33 As an added bonus, the setup could also distinguish bases that have been methylated, that is, tagged with a small chemical group widely thought to be a crucial mechanism in regulating gene activity a field known as epigenomics."
• "This field of study is called epigenomics, and many researchers think it's just as important as genomics."
• "The good news is that this has been the year of discoveries about "omics"--epigenomics, exposomics, nutrigenomics and microbiomics and toxigenomics--that do, in fact, hold the key to unlocking our health and disease mysteries."