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Epigenetic mechanisms in the regulation of gene expression. Epigenetic mechanisms maintain chromatin structure either in a transcriptionally silent ‘heterochromatin’ or open and active ‘euchromatin’ states. Both heterochromatin and euchromatin structures are marked with distinct epigenetic modifications such as DNA methylation and or histone modification. Non-coding RNAs also contribute to epigenetic regulation of gene expression.
