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para·mu·ta·tion
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paramutationnoun
A mutation in which a heritable change in one allele is induced by another in the same locus
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Paramutation
In epigenetics, a paramutation is an interaction between two alleles at a single locus, whereby one allele induces a heritable change in the other allele. The change may be in the pattern of DNA methylation, for example. The allele inducing the change is said to be paramutagenic, whilst the allele that has been epigenetically altered is termed paramutant. This change is meiotically inheritable, and therefore paramutation violates Mendel’s first law. A paramutant allele may have altered levels of gene expression, which may continue in offspring which inherit that allele, even though the paramutagenic allele may no longer be present. Through proper breeding, paramutation can result in sibling plants that have the same genetic sequence, but with drastically different phenotypes. Paramutation can result in a single allele of a gene controlling a spectrum of phenotypes. At r1 in maize, for example, the weaker expression state adopted by a paramutant allele can range from completely colorless to nearly fully colored kernels. This is an exception to the general observation that traits that vary along a continuum are usually controlled by multiple genes.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of paramutation in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of paramutation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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