Unlocking the Hidden History of DNA Season 1 Episode 8 How Epigenetics Turns Genes On and Off
- August 14, 2020
- 33 min
Every cell in the human body has essentially the same DNA, yet cells behave very differently, partly due to epigenetics. In epigenetics, the DNA genetic sequence remains constant, but the activity of that sequence changes as genes get switched on and off. More surprising, epigenetics also explains how the inheritance of traits can be influenced by environmental factors.