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Epigenetic mechanisms are heritable. Just via other methods than DNA base-pair order. For example, through chromatin bookmarking, which effects the state of the
by SamBam 9y ago
Epigenetic mechanisms are heritable. Just via other methods than DNA base-pair order. For example, through chromatin bookmarking, which effects the state of the DNA (which parts are tightly folded and which aren't), not the code itself:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgenerational_epigenetic_inheritance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgenerational_epigenetic_i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookmarking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookmarking