Figure 1 Adaptive response of the genome in early life. Signals triggered by early life environments turn on signaling pathways in brain as well as peripheral tissues that target chromatin and DNA methylation/demethylation enzymes to specific loci in the genome resulting in system-wide differential DNA methylation patterns. These adapt the life long phenotype to the anticipated environments.
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