Epigenetics: An Innovative Approach for Biotechnology and Food Science

Abstract—Recently, epigenetics has been one of the most important advances in the biology and associated fields due to its valuable potential to explain how the primary DNA sequence of an organism is affected by the environmental conditions and which changes occur in the phenotype depending on related changes. Understanding rules of epigenetics and its fundamental mechanisms is essential to get a clear comprehension for many cellular processes such as quiescence, proliferation, differentiation, migration, etc., and it enables development of new technologies for various areas especially including biology, agriculture, medicine, biotechnology and food sciences. Hence, the present study was designated to review basic principles of epigenetics, recent advances in this field and its use potential for biotechnology and food applications.

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