PSYCHOLOGY
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Psychology
Ghost in Your Genes
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Name: ___________________________________________________________________ Period: ________________
1. What does a small Swedish town have to do with the field of epigenetics?
2. What was Angelman Syndrome and how is it caused? How does that relate to
Prader-Willi Syndrome?
3. What is genomic imprinting?
4. What are some ways a gene could be switched off?
5. What was realized when Rachel Yehuda studied Holocaust survivors and their
children and 9/11 survivors and their children?
6. How can a famine impact people several hundred years after it occurred?
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Psychology
Ghost in Your Genes
https://vimeo.com/194100218 start 5 min in – End 50
Name: ___________________________________________________________________ Period: ________________
ANSWER KEY
1. What does a small Swedish town have to do with the field of epigenetics?
They have historical records that can help trace inherited diseases linked to
environment
2. What was Angelman Syndrome and how is it caused? How does that relate to
Prader-Willi Syndrome?
A-S: people smile all the time, severe cognitive limitations
P-W: Weight gain
Same gene – who carried it – mom or dad determined which one you got
3. What is genomic imprinting?
Epigenetic phenomenon that causes genes to be expressed in a parent-of-originspecific manner – Gene from mom causes this.
4. What are some ways a gene could be switched off?
IVF, Famine, environmental
5. What was realized when Rachel Yehuda studied Holocaust survivors and their
children and 9/11 survivors and their children?
Cortisol level higher in the next generation – anxiety passed on – Did depend what
trimester
6. How can a famine impact people several hundred years after it occurred?
Yes, depending on the age of the parent it can cause switches
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