Thank you for taking the time to respond. So when we talk about epigenetics, does that mean an example of this could be if the mother was really stressed during the pregnancy, the high levels of cortisol could (hypothetically) make the offspring more susceptible to developing a mood disorder later in life? What would be other ways gene expression might be affected by pregnancy (if you don’t mind me asking)?
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Thank you for taking the time to respond. So when we talk about epigenetics, does that mean an example of this could be if the mother was really stressed during the pregnancy, the high levels of cortisol could (hypothetically) make the offspring more susceptible to developing a mood disorder later in life? What would be other ways gene expression might be affected by pregnancy (if you don’t mind me asking)?