Sentences with phrase «causing changes in methylation»
The first clues that assisted reproduction was causing changes in methylation and gene expression came from animal cloning studies back in 2001, Sapienza says.
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But the longer we talked, the more I realized that maternal care just might be capable of causing changes in DNA methylation, as crazy as that sounded.
Any methylation in these areas of the genome might therefore impact future generations — and could provide the missing clue for how a person can pass on hereditary changes caused by their environment to their children and grandchildren.
DNA methylation and the change in chromatin structures caused by histone modification are both linked to modification of gene expression.