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What is epigenetics? - Carlos Guerrero-Bosagna

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Here’s a conundrum: Identical twins originate from the same DNA ... so how can they turn out so different — even in traits that have a significant genetic component? Carlos Guerrero-Bosagna explains that while nature versus nurture has a lot to do with it, a deeper, related answer can be found within something called epigenetics.

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  • Educator Carlos Guerrero-Bosagna
  • Script Editor Eleanor Nelsen
  • Director Chris Bishop
  • Animator Chris Bishop
  • Narrator Addison Anderson

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