The nurse would interpret which statement as accurately describing the relationship between the epigenetic state of a cell and its genome?
1. The genome's environment directly impacts the strength of the epigenetic state.
2. Environmental changes to the epigenome will influence genes.
3. The genome protects the epigenome from influences of such things as nutrition, drugs, and diseases.
4. Research has failed to distinguish a relationship between these two factors.
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Rationale 1: The relationship is the reverse of this statement.
Rationale 2: The epigenome provides an interface between the genome and the environment.
Rationale 3: The epigenome protects the gene from these factors.
Rationale 4: There is a relationship between these factors.
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