🌱 Not inherited 🪨 Formed at surface

epigene

9.9

Made during life by the environment, not passed from parents

adjective
/ˌɛpɪˈdʒiːn/

Specialized

: epigenético

Researchers study how epigene changes can affect an organism's health over its lifetime.

Examples

Some diseases are considered epigene because they develop due to environmental factors after birth.
The scientist explained that epigene traits are not passed from parents to children through genes.
The epigene traits of the plant were influenced by its environment.
Many epigene characteristics develop as a reaction to climate changes.
Some diseases are considered epigene because they develop due to environmental factors after birth.
Researchers study how epigene changes can affect an organism's health over its lifetime.
Many epigene characteristics develop as a reaction to climate changes.

Synonyms

ontogenetic

vsepigene

Specialized

1 9.9

Relating to how an animal or plant grows from young to an adult

focuses on changes that develop during life especially after birth

Surface Forms

epigene positive

Morphology

epigene = gene (semi-transparent) = epi + gene

Formed from the combining prefix 'epi-' + 'gene' and parallels technical terms like 'epigenetic', but the meaning is specialized and requires disciplinary knowledge.

Etymology

The word epigene has the parts epi- 'on' or 'after' like in epidermis, and gene 'birth' or 'origin', so think of a trait that appears 'after birth' rather than one you inherit; that is why epigene means a feature that develops during a living thing's life because of the environment or growth.