tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post4973549235253724170..comments2024-03-27T14:50:47.345-04:00Comments on <center>Sandwalk</center>: TED-Ed misrepresents epigeneticsLarry Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-34895021708311833792016-07-04T11:17:00.929-04:002016-07-04T11:17:00.929-04:00Larry said:
There's no evidence that DNA meth...Larry said:<br /><i> There's no evidence that DNA methylation and/or histone modifications can be stably inherited for many generation and no evidence that they can affect evolution by becoming fixed in the population.</i><br /><br />Depending on your definition of "many generations", but there is some evidence from Arabidopsis that novel epigenetic variation can contribute to heritable phenotypic variation. I mentioned this in a <a href="http://sandwalk.blogspot.nl/2016/01/intelligent-design-creationists-are.html?showComment=1452072165928#c7525334617076325254" rel="nofollow">previous comment</a><br /><br />But I see your point that the importance of DNA and histone modifications are being exaggerated these days.Corneelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02884855837357720225noreply@blogger.com