Epigenetic Regulation: Histone Modification, DNA Coiling and Transcription Factors

What this note covers

1. What Is Epigenetics? Regulation Without Altering the DNA Sequence
2. DNA Methylation: A Chemical Silencing Mark
3. Histone Modification: Acetylation, Deacetylation and the Histone Code
4. Chromatin Remodelling: Physical Repositioning of Nucleosomes
5. Transcription Factors: Binding Promoters to Activate or Repress Transcription
6. Epigenetics in Development: Differential Gene Expression and Cell Fate
7. Epigenetics in Disease: Cancer, Imprinting Disorders and Environmental Epigenetics

7 sections · 14 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes