Influence of surrogate mother’s epigenetics

Libby · 2016-04-21 19:07:05 UTC

Hello there, I've read some data about epigenetics and egg donation, epigenetics and surrogate motherhood, etc. and I think now I understand its basis, ok? But what is still unclear to me is how epigenetic mechanisms are passed from parents to offsprings, if so. In the case of surrogacy, I know thee egg is fertilized in vitro in a lab and then the resulting embryo is transferred and implanted in the womb of a woman other than the intended mother. My question is as follows: will all the factors that have an influence on epigenetic mechanisms be encoded in the genome of the baby? Or is it possible that her epigenetics have an influence on the epigenetic code of the baby-to-be? Don't know if I've made myself clear enough...

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