Disputing Lamarckian epigenetic inheritance in mammals

Genome Biol. 2015 Mar 27;16(1):60. doi: 10.1186/s13059-015-0626-0.

Abstract

A recent study finds that changes to transcription and DNA methylation resulting from in utero exposure to environmental endocrine-disrupting chemicals are not inherited across generations.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cellular Reprogramming / genetics*
  • DNA Methylation / drug effects
  • DNA Methylation / genetics*
  • Endocrine Disruptors*
  • Epigenesis, Genetic*
  • Epigenomics
  • Humans
  • Mice

Substances

  • Endocrine Disruptors