Chapter 16, Problem 15CONQ

Summary Introduction

To review:

Whether paramutation is a cis-epigenetic or a trans-epigenetic mechanism.

Introduction:

Paramutation is an interaction between two alleles of a gene where, one allele can alter the expression of the other without changing its DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) sequence. The allele that alters the expression is termed as the paramutagenic allele while, the gene whose expression is altered is called the paramutable allele. Paramutations are also inheritable like genetic mutations.