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Epigenetic research endeavours to empathize traditional gene regulation not under direct encoding of DNA sequence. Histone modifications, DNA methylation and binding of nonhistone proteins are well-identified mechanisms of epigenetic control of cellular phenotype by gene expression regulations. Environmental factors cause, wholly or partly, different human diseases. Environmental chemicals have long been accepted to cause many diseases through alterations in the genome or genetic effects. Epigenomics (i.e. beyond genomics) encompasses amalgamation of customary genomics with other branches of science like mathematics, computer science, biochemistry, chemistry, proteomics and molecular biology. It looks for the comprehensive analysis of heritable phenotypic changes, alterations in gene function/expression that are not independent of gene sequence. The epigenomic science offers and beckons novel opportunities to help and elevate our understanding of nuclear organization, regulation of transcription, developmental phenomena and diseases at molecular level. This article presents a comprehensive report about the existing computational strategies and approaches for studying the different factors of epigenetics, with special focus on important computational tools and biological databases. In addition, a brief introduction into epigenetics have also been outlined.
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Kumar, A., Wadhwa, G. (2018). Epigenome: The Guide to Genomic Expression. In: Wadhwa, G., Shanmughavel, P., Singh, A., Bellare, J. (eds) Current trends in Bioinformatics: An Insight. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7483-7_5
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