Lamarckism and ageing

E. Jablonka; M. J. Lamb

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Lamarckism and ageing

E. Jablonka, M. J. Lamb

Birkbeck University of London

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Abstract

Although it is usually assumed that Lamarckian inheritance does not and cannot occur, molecular mechanisms by which non-mutational changes acquired in one generation can be transmitted to the next are now known. These mechanisms involve changes in chromatin structure, rather than changes in DNA base sequence. It is argued that some parental-age effects and Lansing effects may be due to inherited changes in chromatin structure. Methods of testing this idea are suggested.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	323-332
Number of pages	10
Journal	Gerontology
Volume	36
Issue number	5-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000213217
State	Published - 1990
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Lamarckian inheritance
Lansing effects
acquired characters
epigenetic inheritance
imprinting
parental age effects

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