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Epigenetics alter gene expression without touching pure DNA

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Your biological habits literally act as manual override switches on your original code. While they never fundamentally rewrite the baseline instructions, extreme external factors can permanently stick molecular locks on certain traits, abruptly turning designated genetic features completely off.

Epigenetics alter gene expression without touching pure DNA
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