Epigenetic memory in response to environmental stressors

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ABSTRACT Exposure to environmental stressors, toxicants, and nutrient deficiencies can affect DNA in several ways. Some exposures cause damage and alter the structure of DNA, but there is increasing evidence that the same or other environmental exposures, including those that occur during fetal development in utero , can cause epigenetic effects that modulate DNA function and gene expression. Some epigenetic...

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