Histone Acetylation

How adding acetyl groups to histone tails opens chromatin and increases gene transcription.

Questions this Concept answers

Why does acetylation of histone tails tend to promote an open chromatin state?

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Epigenetic Regulation of Gene Expression in Molecular Biology

Epigenetics is the study of heritable and reversible chemical modifications acting "above" the genome — such as DNA methylation and histone modification — that regulate whether genes are actively tra…