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You are misinterpreting. As others have noted, this is DNA in the nuclei of nerve cells, not gametes. It is not heritable.
by 3am 13y ago
You are misinterpreting. As others have noted, this is DNA in the nuclei of nerve cells, not gametes. It is not heritable.
- voidlogic 13y agoThis, thank you. People often forget about this when they are thinking about environmental elements modifying DNA.
- Flenser 13y agoAlthough the primary structure of DNA remains unaltered it is still possible for the environment to alter the traits of offspring: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgenerational_epigenetics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgenerational_epigenetics