Our genes are encoded in the DNA sequence of the genome, which is highly similar across the diverse cell types of our body. Yet, each cell can only access those genes that are in an epigenetically permissive state. The epigenome thus provides a form of molecular access control to the genes—epigenetic “software” that protects our genetic “hardware” from activation in the wrong cells.
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Source: Phys.org