Epigenetic changes

A) pass from one cell generation to the next but do not alter the DNA sequence.

B) do not pass from one cell generation to the next but do alter the DNA sequence.

C) irreversibly alter the DNA sequence and are only passed to the next cell generation if they add an advantage.

D) alter the RNA codon, which are amino acid assignments of the genetic code.


A) pass from one cell generation to the next but do not alter the DNA sequence.

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