Disputing Lamarckian epigenetic inheritance in mammals

2015/03/24 by Emma Whitelaw · 2 citations
Medicine · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science · #Birth, Development, and Health #Epigenetics and DNA Methylation #Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals #Biology #Epigenetics #Human genetics #Inheritance (genetic algorithm) #Evolutionary biology #Genetics #Genome Biology #Computational biology #Genomics #Genome #Gene

paper · pdf · doi:10.1186/s13059-015-0626-0

openalex publication_date 2015/03/24 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29

Abstract

A recent study finds that changes to transcription and DNA methylation resulting from in utero exposure to environmental endocrine-disrupting chemicals are not inherited across generations.

Citations

• Understanding transgenerational epigenetic inheritance via the gametes in mammals
• Chronic high-fat diet in fathers programs β-cell dysfunction in female rat offspring

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