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Epigenetics

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Epigenetics studies changes in gene expression caused by environmental factors, without changes to the DNA sequence.

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Early-life stress alters the expression of stress-response genes that remain structurally unchanged.

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Epigenetics does not mean acquired traits are inherited generally. Which effects carry forward remains under study.