epigenetics
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You and Your Doppelganger Might Have More in Common Than Just Looks
It turns out that unrelated doppelgangers may have quite a bit in common beyond just twin faces. New research suggests that lookalikes with incredibly similar faces tend to share many genetic variants — variants that don’t just seem to shape their appearance but general aspects of their life. At the same time, other important influences,…
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Can Trauma Experienced By Your Great-Great-Grandparents Be Passed On To You?
Our families pass on pieces of themselves to us in more than one way. Your eye colour may be thanks to genetic inheritance, but not everything we inherit is encoded in the letters of our DNA. An affinity for Russian literature might be something your parents passed on via social influence, reading it to you…
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Report: DNA Markers Accurately Predict Male Homosexuality
Today, a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics tied male homosexuality to chemical markers on DNA that affect how genes are expressed.