PSYC 208 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Gene Silencing, Epigenome, Ethology
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Chapter 2: independent questions: biological and evolutionary theories. Summarize the two introductory paragraphs of this section. Knowledge of biological processes is an important foundation for understanding evolutionary theories of development. Epigenetics profoundly change the way we think of human development in 21st century. Summarize the research findings from the field of epigenetics presented in the third and fourth paragraphs of this section on epigenetics (pp. Maternal care of rats (environomnt epigenetics) Mosche szyf and michael meaney have found that epigenetic factors play a pivotal role in development across the lifespan. Recent studies have shown that some acquired epigenetic changes to liver, heart, and brain proteins in mice, endocrine, reproductive and behavioural changes in rats acquired during the lifetime of the parent can be transmitted to the offspring. Epigenetic changes caused by changes to maternal diet have been shown to transfer across.
