different between dna vs epigenetics

English

Noun

dna (countable and uncountable, plural dnas)

1. Alternative form of DNA

Anagrams

• -and, -dan, ADN, AND, DAN, Dan, Dan., NAD, NDA, and, and-, dan, nad

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?dna]

Etymology 1

From Old Czech dna (“intestinal colic”), from Proto-Slavic *d?na, which is probably related to *d?no ("bottom part of something" and probably also "innards").

Noun

dna f

1. (pathology) gout (inflammation of joints) [14th c.]

   Synonym: pakostnice

Declension

Derived terms

• dnavý

Etymology 2

Noun

dna n

1. inflection of dno:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Anagrams

• And
• dan
• Dan
• nad

References

Further reading

• dna in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• dna in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *d?na.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dna/

Noun

dna f

1. gout (form of inflammatory arthritis)

   Synonyms: artretyzm, podagra, skaza moczanowa

Declension

Noun

dna n

1. inflection of dno:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Further reading

• dna in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• dna in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dna]

Noun

dna f (genitive singular dny, nominative plural dny, genitive plural dien, declension pattern of žena)

1. (pathology) gout (inflammation of joints)

Declension

References

• dna in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

English

Etymology

Blend of epigenesis +? genetics; coined by C. H. Waddington in 1942.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??p?d????n?t?ks/

Noun

epigenetics (uncountable)

1. (genetics) The study of the processes involved in the genetic development of an organism, especially the activation and deactivation of genes.
2. (genetics) The study of heritable changes caused by the activation and deactivation of genes without any change in DNA sequence.

Related terms

• epigenetic
• epigenome
• genetic determinism

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• epigenetics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia