Exploring the extent and scope of epigenetic inheritance.

Abstract excerpt

Environmental factors, particularly during early life, are important for the later metabolic health of the individual. In our obesogenic environment, it is of major socio-economic importance to investigate the mechanisms that contribute to the risk of metabolic ill health. Increasing evidence from a variety of model organisms suggests that non-genetically determined phenotypes, including metabolic effects such as...

Topics

• Animals
• Epigenesis, Genetic
• Female
• Genetic Diseases, Inborn
• Genetic Predisposition to Disease
• Germ Cells
• Heredity
• Humans
• Male
• Mammals
• Mendelian Randomization Analysis
• Mice