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CAREER: Identification of causal relationships between epigenetic regulation, gene express — NSF Award to Florida State University

Genetically identical individuals, such as human twins, are expected to be very similar, but they nonetheless exhibit substantial differences in traits and diseases throughout their lives. In controlled laboratory settings where all individuals experience the same environment, genetically identical animals also exhibit

Award titleCAREER: Identification of causal relationships between epigenetic regulation, gene express
Award ID2543711
AwardeeFlorida State University
CityTALLAHASSEE
StateFL
Amount obligated$864,959
Principal investigatorAmy Webster
ProgramEvo Patterns & Processes
Start date07/01/2026
AbstractGenetically identical individuals, such as human twins, are expected to be very similar, but they nonetheless exhibit substantial differences in traits and diseases throughout their lives. In controlled laboratory settings where all individuals experience the same environment, genetically identical animals also exhibit differences in important traits, including fertility and lifespan. However, why genetically identical individuals differ from each other for these traits remains incompletely unde
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