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Your ancestors may leave chemical marks on your DNA

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Not only do you have to deal with your own problems, but your genome also carries the biochemical baggage of your ancestors. Epigenetics ensures that severe conditions faced by your grandparents chemically tagged your DNA, sticking you with the biological tab before you were even born.

Your ancestors may leave chemical marks on your DNA
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