Lovely explained and very interesting to think about how our genetic background creates our environment, not only for our children but also others. And then let’s think about an extra layer of complexity, where genetic nurture creates changes in environment that further impact ones epigenome and possibly epigenome of the offspring 😍 It absolutely does not mean that genetic nurture equals epigenetic regulation, but rather that part of variance in complex traits could be driven by epigenetic changes driven by genetic nurture, and I think this is quite beautiful.
Thanks for this insight! It's highly possible that some of the indirect effects acting through environment leave footprints on the epigenome that one could use as a marker. Or it's also possible that they exert the phenotypic effects via epigenetic changes. Hopefully we will learn from scientists like you who are advancing the epigenetics field :)
Lovely explained and very interesting to think about how our genetic background creates our environment, not only for our children but also others. And then let’s think about an extra layer of complexity, where genetic nurture creates changes in environment that further impact ones epigenome and possibly epigenome of the offspring 😍 It absolutely does not mean that genetic nurture equals epigenetic regulation, but rather that part of variance in complex traits could be driven by epigenetic changes driven by genetic nurture, and I think this is quite beautiful.
Thanks for this insight! It's highly possible that some of the indirect effects acting through environment leave footprints on the epigenome that one could use as a marker. Or it's also possible that they exert the phenotypic effects via epigenetic changes. Hopefully we will learn from scientists like you who are advancing the epigenetics field :)