r/genetics • u/Middle_Buffalo6299 • 14h ago

For decades, scientists have called DNA methylation an “off switch” for genes. But do we actually understand how it works? A new review challenges this oversimplified view of epigenetics.

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r/genetics • u/Late_Bullfrog_4991 • 20h ago

Variation among EEF groups

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Given that the EEFs were present in northern latitudes in Europe for thousands of years, is there any consensus on regional variations among these groups, i.e. did some groups have red hair, blue eyes etc or were all groups typical of the usual images we see of EEFs?

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