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Literally translated, epigenetics means around or above genetics. It refers to natural control mechanisms that influence gene expression. Their role is often compared to computer software. Think of DNA and the genes we are born with as the human hard drive. Everything a cell does is controlled by this hard drive, but a hard drive cannot work without software.

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