In which way does epigenetic change alter the development of a given person’s phenotype?
a. It influences gene expression, the process by which DNA forms proteins that contribute to the features of living cells.
b. It inhibits the ability of a sperm cell and an egg cell to correctly “match” each of the 23 gene pairs, leading to chromosomal distortions.
c. It enhances the “strength” of recessive or mutated genes, so that they can no longer be masked by dominant alleles of the same gene.
d. It increases the likelihood that specific genes will work in singular form to cause a specific phenotype.
ANSWER:
a
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