http://www.letsgethealthy.org/students/games/epigenetics-game/ (Links to an external site.)   For the assignment this week I want you to play this epigenetic game that will show you how your choices (which will be the equivalent of of external factors in someone life) make your genes act differently.    Last week, we learned about biology and race and how these fit together in the formation of biological determinants and social misconceptions. For this week's discussion, play the game.  Discuss with your classmates what happened, and what you have learned about epigenetics and how this changes your understanding of genetics . How do epigenetic changes and epigenetic mechanisms in general influence health, our concepts of race, and inequality?

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http://www.letsgethealthy.org/students/games/epigenetics-game/ (Links to an external site.)

 

For the assignment this week I want you to play this epigenetic game that will show you how your choices (which will be the equivalent of of external factors in someone life) make your genes act differently. 

 

Last week, we learned about biology and race and how these fit together in the formation of biological determinants and social misconceptions.

For this week's discussion, play the game.  Discuss with your classmates what happened, and what you have learned about epigenetics and how this changes your understanding of genetics . How do epigenetic changes and epigenetic mechanisms in general influence health, our concepts of race, and inequality?

 

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