what are/is epigenetics?
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When looking at genetics, there are a bunch of things that cannot be explained through DNA. For example, every cell in your body has the same DNA, but they take many different forms. There are muscle cells, skin cells, neurons, etc. Even more, many insects can develop totally different body shapes depending on environmental conditions. Think worker, warrior and queen ants. They all have (with maybe a few mutations) the same DNA but vastly different outcomes.
The processes that lead to a single version of DNA producing different results are called epigenetics.
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