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🧬 Epigenetics: How Environment Shapes Gene Expression (2D)

2D canvas model of DNA methylation, histone acetylation and chromatin condensation, and how they switch a gene's expression on or off.

Genetics & Evolution2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

This 2D companion drives the same methylation / acetylation / condensation model as the 3D original on a plain canvas: a row of nucleosome beads spaces out or bunches together as chromatin opens or condenses, red beads mark methylated CpG sites, and orange particles pulse outward from the gene locus at a rate set by the live expression formula.

⚙ Under the hood

Watch DNA methylation and histone acetylation condense or open a strand of chromatin in real time, and see how that switches a gene's transcription on or off.

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2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install