Epigenetic Marks

I believe that epigenetic marks can be inherited. This is the general though that inheritance can only occur through the DNA coding that is passed from the parents to their offspring’s. This therefore implies that the experiences of a parent that occurs in the context of tags that are epigenetic can be transferred to other generations (Tost, 2008). Based on the studies that have been conducted in the recent years there is less doubt that the general inheritance of epigenetic marks is an actual occurrence. A fresh embryo’s epigenome is not fully erased during the rebuilding process (Moore, 2015).  Some pairs of epigenetic marks remains intact in form of genetic information and passed from a generation to the next a procedure that is regarded as epigenetic inheritance.

Inheritance that occurs epigenetically seems to be a finding that is rather unconventional based on the fact that it works against the idea that genetic information is only transferred using DNA coding. However, Epigenetic inheritance is essential as it explains some existing genetic inheritance patterns that have been a genetic puzzle for an extensive period (Moore, 2015). So that cells reproduction can occur in the production of complex organisms the procedure requires the erasing of epigenome through the procedure that is regarded as reprogramming this helps in the development of cells with stabilized genetic expressions (Craig, 2011). In short genetics tags are to be erased so that healthier embryos can be created however during the procedure for a minority of the genes epigenetic marks passes the process and are transferred in an unchanged format from to the generated offspring’s (Craig, 2011).

 

 

References

Tost, J. (2008). Epigenetics. Norfolk, UK: Caister Academic Press.

Moore, D. S. (2015). The developing genome: An introduction to behavioral epigenetics.

Craig, J. M. (2011). Epigenetics: A reference manual. Norfolk: Caister Acad. Press.