Your DNA may carry a ‘memory’ of your living conditions in childhood | ScienceBlog.com

Your DNA may carry a ‘memory’ of your living conditions in childhood | ScienceBlog.com: They found clear differences in gene methylation between those brought up in families with very high and very low standards of living. More than twice as many methylation differences were associated with the combined effect of the wealth, housing conditions and occupation of parents (that is, early upbringing) than were associated with the current socio-economic circumstances in adulthood. (1252 differences as opposed to 545).


Me: I see this as more possible evidence of Lamarkian-style evolution. If your genetics are changing based on your environment and those changes are passed on to your children, your environment now impacts the genetics of your children.