Article Content
References
-
Bird, A. 2024. Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance: A critical perspective. Frontiers in Epigenetics and Epigenomics 2:1434253. https://doi.org/10.3389/freae.2024.1434253.
-
Horsthemke, B. 2018. A critical view on transgenerational epigenetic inheritance in humans. Nature Communications 9:2973. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05445-5.
-
Papakonstantinou, E., V. Efthimiou, G. P. Chrousos, and D. Vlachakis. 2024. Genetics and epigenetics of the war child: Review. International Journal of Epigenetics 4 (1): 2. https://doi.org/10.3892/ije.2024.21.
-
Fitz-James, M. H., and G. Cavalli. 2022. Molecular mechanisms of transgenerational epigenetic inheritance. Nature Reviews Genetics 23 (6): 325–341. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41576-021-00438-5.
-
Camilleri, T.-L., M. D. W. Piper, R. L. Robker, and D. K. Dowling. 2024. Sex-specific transgenerational effects of diet on offspring life history and physiology. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 291 (2021): 20240062. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2024.0062.
Funding
The authors have not disclosed any funding.
Ethics declarations
Competing Interests
The authors have not disclosed any competing interests.
Additional information
Publisher’s Note
Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.
Rights and permissions
Reprints and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Camilleri, TL. Clarifying the public misrepresentation of transgenerational epigenetic inheritance. Theor Med Bioeth (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11017-025-09717-2
- Accepted
- Published
- DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11017-025-09717-2