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1. How are Angelman Syndrome and Prader-Willi genetically similar? How are they genetically different?
2. What chemical tag turned on the agouti gene in fat mice and turned off the agouti gene in thin mice? (If you miss it, use your knowledge from lecture)
3. What is the definition of "epigenetics" and what is it really referring to (explain)?
4. Give two examples from the video of epigenetic switches causing disorders.
5. Explain the results of the Swedish study in which famine in grandparents affected the health of the future generations.
6. Explain the results of the pesticide study.
7. Towards the end of the video, Randy Jirtle says, "We've got to get people thinking more about what they do. They have a responsibility for their epigenome. Their genome they inherit. But their epigenome, they potentially can alter, and particularly that of their children." What types of things does he say can alter your epigenome?
8. Reflect on your life. What exposures have you had that might lead to epigenetic changes in your genome?