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What can be inferred from the discussion of 'transgenerational epigenetic inheritance' in modern genetics?
- 1Teratogens only affect the individual exposed to them and cannot alter the physiological architecture of subsequent generations.
- 2Lamarckian evolution is now the universally accepted primary mechanism for speciation in modern biology, fully replacing Darwinian selection.
- 3A grandparent's exposure to severe famine could potentially alter the metabolic predispositions of their grandchildren without ever mutating their DNA sequence.✓
- 4Germline reprogramming is an inherently flawed process that frequently mutates the zygote's underlying nucleotide sequence.
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A grandparent's exposure to severe famine could potentially alter the metabolic predispositions of their grandchildren without ever mutating their DNA sequence.
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