Heritable Changes in Gene Expression Not Due to Changes in DNA

question 66

Multiple Choice

Heritable changes in gene expression not due to changes in DNA sequences are known as _____.​

• A) ​epigenetics
• B) ​methylation
• C) ​translational mutation
• D) ​differentiation
• E) ​frameshift inheritance

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Definitions:

Lactation

The production and secretion of breast milk by mammalian mothers following childbirth, providing nourishment to the newborn.

Oxytocin

is a hormone and neurotransmitter that plays a role in social bonding, reproduction, and the childbirth process.

Prolactin

A hormone primarily responsible for stimulating milk production in breastfeeding women.

Neurotransmitters

Substances that carry messages from one nerve cell to another through the synapse in the nervous system.