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Epigenetics in Psychology - Coggle Diagram
Epigenetics in Psychology
Epigenes
Impact behavioral tendancies
Behavior also cyclically impacts both
Hormones and Behavior
Hormones
Including
Testosterone
Estrogens
Progesterone
Oxytocin
Hormones can influence DNA methylation, resulting in changed epigenes
Including
Reproduction and parental behaviors
Male/female typical behavior
Aggression in males
nurturing in females
(typical, though not universal)
Pro-social behavior
Gene expression altered by DNMTs
Epigenetics
The study of certain genes (epigenes) that adapt to an animal's environment
Epigenetic differences can cause differences in hormonal bonding sites and production, resulting in different behaviors