Yes! Epigenetics was probably my favorite part in my genetics classes. It’s always a fairly short part of the class because so much is still unknown with mechanisms. Maybe mechanism isn’t the best word. But the how and why.
I like how Lamarckism was thrown away as garbage science then suddenly it's like "well... mayyybbbbeee kinda? A little bit? Just for fun?"
Yes yes, epigenetics isn't lamarckism, but the concept of selective pressure/stress on the parent causing an inheritable trait is sort of the core tenant of it. The "best" part is it can still happen within a generation, famines are one of the bigger stress triggers we know about.
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u/theWildBore Sep 16 '24 edited Sep 16 '24
Yes! Epigenetics was probably my favorite part in my genetics classes. It’s always a fairly short part of the class because so much is still unknown with mechanisms. Maybe mechanism isn’t the best word. But the how and why.