The study of all mechanisms of inheritance other than the classic genetic code and its expression is called
A) Mendelian genetics.
B) the human genome project.
C) pseudo genetics.
D) epigenetics.
E) none of the above

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Epigenetics refers to the study of all heritable changes in gene expression or cellular phenotype that occur without changes to the underlying DNA sequence. This includes mechanisms such as DNA methylation, histone modification, and non-coding RNA regulation. The other options (A, B, and C) do not accurately describe the study of inheritance mechanisms beyond classic genetics.

The Study of All Mechanisms of Inheritance Other Than the Classic