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🧬 Epigenetics: How Environment Shapes Gene Expression

Interactive 3D model of DNA methylation, histone acetylation and chromatin condensation, and how they switch a gene's expression on or off.

Genetics & Evolution3DModerate60 FPS
epigenetics-explained ↗ Open standalone
⚙ 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.

Three.jsepigeneticsDNA methylationchromatingene expressiongenetics

3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install

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