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If the PBS show on “Ghosts in the Genes” discussing “epigenes” is a real indicator of the future SD generations, we not only have a brain drain, but a brain-drained future because of what appears to be genetic changes brought on by environment and behavior of grandparents such as smoking, drinking and over-eating.
Is a brain drain “hollowing out” rural America? « A Progressive on the Prairie 2009
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The altering of internal states that are controlled by genes is much complicated by the epigenes.
prairiemary 2010
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These are probably the result of interacting genes and epigenes.
prairiemary 2010
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There is some evidence or opinion (which tend to interact) that environment can affect the epigenes and that they are to some extent
prairiemary 2010
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It appears that the epigenes, which exist as molecules that are NOT inherited but exist as a sort of aura or "sock" or sleeve around the double-helix code, is largely able to turn genes on and off as well as modify their action.
prairiemary 2010
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I'm no scientist (didn't even do Year 11 science), but I don't imagine epigenes do the stuff I said they do.
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I'm no scientist (didn't even do Year 11 science), but I don't imagine epigenes do the stuff I said they do.
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I'm no scientist (didn't even do Year 11 science), but I don't imagine epigenes do the stuff I said they do.
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I'm no scientist (didn't even do Year 11 science), but I don't imagine epigenes do the stuff I said they do.
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I'm no scientist (didn't even do Year 11 science), but I don't imagine epigenes do the stuff I said they do.
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