How guinea pig fathers pass on adaptive responses to environmental changes
Monday, December 24, 2018 - 11:50
in Biology & Nature
Adaptations to environmental change are the most important asset for the persistence of any plant or animal species. This is usually achieved through genetic mutation and selection, a slow process driven by chance. Faster and more targeted are so called epigenetic modifications. They do not alter the genetic code but promote specialisations during cell maturation. […]