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Epigenetic control of gene expression. The left panel depicts tightly compacted chromatin, which is transcriptionally silent, as the gene loci are inaccessible to transcription factors and cofactors. The right panel shows loosely linked nucleosomes, which are transcriptionally active, as the unwound DNA strands are fully accessible to the cellular transcriptional apparatus
