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Epigenetics is the study of changes in gene expression that occur via mechanisms such as DNA methylation, histone acetylation, and microRNA modification. When these epigenetic changes are heritable, they can influence evolution. Current research indicates that epigenetics has influenced evolution in a number of organisms, including plants and animals.[1]

  1. ^ Suter CM, Boffelli D, Martin DI (November 2013). "A role for epigenetic inheritance in modern evolutionary theory? A comment in response to Dickins and Rahman". Proceedings. Biological Sciences. 280 (1771): 20130903, discussion 20131820. doi:10.1098/rspb.2013.0903. PMC 3790474. PMID 24089330.

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