. Null alleles (mutant genes) produce no protein product. This is a genetic change. However, epigeneticallysilenced genes also produce no protein product. Howdoes one determine experimentally whether a genehas been silenced by mutation or has been silencedepigenetically?

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. Null alleles (mutant genes) produce no protein product. This is a genetic change. However, epigenetically
silenced genes also produce no protein product. How
does one determine experimentally whether a gene
has been silenced by mutation or has been silenced
epigenetically?

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