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DNA methylation means adding one or more methyl groups to the DNA, so technically it is an alteration. But most people would assume that altering a gene specifi
by rcthompson 2y ago
DNA methylation means adding one or more methyl groups to the DNA, so technically it is an alteration. But most people would assume that altering a gene specifically means changing the "letters" of the gene sequence that encode the protein, and that's not what DNA methylation does.
- johnisgood 2y agoOh, yeah, I suppose I read "influences behavior" a bit too much. I read about DNA methylation (well, epigenetics in general) in one book for behavioral epigenetics.