Briefly describe the epigenetic process and how might relate to mental illnesses
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: The environment can influence the epigenetic marks or tags, which then can influence the coding of genes. It may be that specific aspects of a woman’s environment triggered the coding of a gene that later resulted in the experience of a mental illness in her children.
Learning Objective: 2.5 Explain the function of genes, epigenetics, and endophenotypes.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Epigenetic Processes
Difficulty Level: Hard
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