Epigenetics: A Link to Relate Biology to Psychology

This paper reviews some of the basics of epigenetics and its relationship with psyche, with a view to passing on these theoretical developments to Psychology degree courses. In this respect, epigenetics is defined as the study of stable and inheritable changes in the expression of genomes, without t...

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Autores principales: Martino, Pablo Luis, Audisio, Eduardo Oscar
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Asociación de Docentes de Ciencias Biológicas de la Argentina 2018
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spelling I10-R313-article-225432021-11-12T18:42:26Z Epigenetics: A Link to Relate Biology to Psychology Epigenética: un nexo para relacionar la Biología con la Psicología Martino, Pablo Luis Audisio, Eduardo Oscar Epigenética Biología Psicología Adversidad temprana This paper reviews some of the basics of epigenetics and its relationship with psyche, with a view to passing on these theoretical developments to Psychology degree courses. In this respect, epigenetics is defined as the study of stable and inheritable changes in the expression of genomes, without that representing an alteration to the nucleotide sequence. DNA methylation, the changes in the configuration of histones and silencing by non-coding RNA represent three of the main molecular mechanisms involved in the activation or suppression of genes. Likewise, a relevant role in the regulation of gene expression is also attributed to the environment. Adverse social-affective conditions in early stages of life favor epigenetic marks that predispose individuals to a stress response that is less regulated during later stages of life. El trabajo revisa algunos de los fundamentos en epigenética y su relación con el psiquismo, con la intención de transmitir estos desarrollos teóricos en las carreras de Psicología. Al respecto, la epigenética se define como el estudio de los cambios estables y heredables en la expresión del genoma, sin representar ello una alteración en la secuencia de nucleótidos. La metilación del ADN, los cambios en la configuración de las histonas y el silenciamiento por ARN no codificante, representan tres mecanismos moleculares asociados a la activación o desactivación de genes. Asimismo, se le atribuye al ambiente un papel relevante en la regulación de la expresión génica. Condiciones socio-afectivas adversas en etapas tempranas de la vida propician “marcas” epigenéticas que predisponen a una respuesta de estrés menos regulada en posteriores etapas vitales.   Asociación de Docentes de Ciencias Biológicas de la Argentina 2018-06-04 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo revisado por pares application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revistaadbia/article/view/22543 10.59524/2344-9225.v21.n1.22543 Journal of Biology Education; Vol. 21 No. 1 (2018): Revista de Educación en Biología. Enero - Junio; 10-18 Revista de Educación en Biología; Vol. 21 Núm. 1 (2018): Revista de Educación en Biología. Enero - Junio; 10-18 2344-9225 0329-5192 10.59524/2344.9225.v21.n1 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revistaadbia/article/view/22543/22164 Derechos de autor 2018 Pablo Luis Martino, Eduardo Oscar Audisio https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
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topic Epigenética
Biología
Psicología
Adversidad temprana
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Biología
Psicología
Adversidad temprana
Martino, Pablo Luis
Audisio, Eduardo Oscar
Epigenetics: A Link to Relate Biology to Psychology
topic_facet Epigenética
Biología
Psicología
Adversidad temprana
author Martino, Pablo Luis
Audisio, Eduardo Oscar
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Audisio, Eduardo Oscar
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title Epigenetics: A Link to Relate Biology to Psychology
title_short Epigenetics: A Link to Relate Biology to Psychology
title_full Epigenetics: A Link to Relate Biology to Psychology
title_fullStr Epigenetics: A Link to Relate Biology to Psychology
title_full_unstemmed Epigenetics: A Link to Relate Biology to Psychology
title_sort epigenetics: a link to relate biology to psychology
description This paper reviews some of the basics of epigenetics and its relationship with psyche, with a view to passing on these theoretical developments to Psychology degree courses. In this respect, epigenetics is defined as the study of stable and inheritable changes in the expression of genomes, without that representing an alteration to the nucleotide sequence. DNA methylation, the changes in the configuration of histones and silencing by non-coding RNA represent three of the main molecular mechanisms involved in the activation or suppression of genes. Likewise, a relevant role in the regulation of gene expression is also attributed to the environment. Adverse social-affective conditions in early stages of life favor epigenetic marks that predispose individuals to a stress response that is less regulated during later stages of life.
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