副突變
在表觀遺傳學中，副突變（paramutation）又稱類突變，是單個基因座上兩個等位基因之間的相互作用，其中一個等位基因誘導另一個等位基因發生可遺傳變化；此為一種打破常規的遺傳模式。這種情況首先在玉米中發現，隨後在其他植物、真菌、甚至小鼠中發現[1]。而，用玉米所做的研究指出副突變是由RNA引導的[2]。
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