Worm study shows behaviors can be passed down several generations

It's basic biology that physical traits are passed from parent to offspring, but what about behaviors? Biologists at Princeton have shown that in worms, learned behaviors can be passed down as many as four generations, with younger worms instinctively avoiding bacteria they've never encountered themselves.

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Category: Biology

Tags:

• Epigenetics
• Genetics
• Princeton
• Princeton University

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