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Dal90 t1_j0bfx9f wrote

Reply to comment by nyaaaa in Will my kids inherit the genetic mutations that I aquire during my lifetime? by RedditScoutBoy

Epigenetics.

You may have a trait or mutation that doesn't express itself, but your kids my find themselves in the right behavioral or environmental situation it does.

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avian_aficianado t1_j0m0hfn wrote

Its interesting for example how the emergence of epigenetic modifictions can affet both cognitive and endocrinological function. The amount of dopamine recepetors being deactivated during signal transmssion has been correlated with lower IQ test scores, but research into the exact modualtory mechanisms of epigenetics are still being studied. Lactose intolerance is another ntoaable case of methylation during ontogenic development.

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