As the environment plays a large role in learning and memory, it is likely that epigenetic modifications play an important role in reading ability.
Nutriepigenomics is the study of food nutrients and their effects on human health through epigenetic modifications.
Various genetic sequences can be targeted for epigenetic modification.
While epigenetic modifications are most likely involved in the development of obesity, the specific target genes have yet to be identified.
Cancer is the disease most commonly associated with adult nutrition and epigenetic modifications.
In other words, epigenetic modification can turn off a gene.
Therefore, epigenetic modifications may account for some of the behavioural changes generally associated with addiction.
It is therefore believed that epigenetic modifications play a crucial role in the disease.
Cocaine addiction involves the epigenetic modification of genes in the brain.
These data suggest an epigenetic modification of E82 after exposure to a naive L91 locus.