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Re:Poverty leaves a mark on our genes by mehrdadn on Monday June 17, 2019 @01:20AM (#20200132)
I'm not sure if I understand that section correctly, but it sounds like it's talking not about inheritance across organisms, but about replication within an organism?
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Re:Poverty leaves a mark on our genes by arkades on Monday June 17, 2019 @09:46AM (#20202853)
Methylation and acetylation of sex chromosomes is inherited. In somatic tissues it affects downstream development; in gonads, it becomes a heritable trait.
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