Epigenetics is a month to month peer-checked on logical diary covering research relating to epigenetics. It was built up in 2006 and distributed via Landes Bioscience, until this organization was procured by Taylor and Francis in 2014. It is the official diary of the Epigenetics Society. In biology, epigenetics is the study of heritable phenotype changes that do not involve alterations in the DNA sequence. The Greek prefix epi- in epigenetics implies features that are "on top of" or "in addition to" the traditional genetic basis for inheritance. One example of an epigenetic change is DNA methylation the addition of a methyl group, or a "chemical cap," to part of the DNA molecule, which prevents certain genes from being expressed. Another example is histone modification.Without histones, DNA would be too long to fit inside cells. enetics – It's not just genes that make us. Quick look: In its modern sense, epigenetics is the term used to describe inheritance by mechanisms other than through the DNA sequence of genes. ... It works through chemical tags added to chromosomes that in effect switch genes on or off.