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Question:The closest things that come to this in accepted science is known as 'epigenetics' and 'paramutation'.

The DNA in most of the cells in an adult body is mostly turned off. This is done by the cells themselves during tissue differentiation and helps prevent, for example, your brain cells from producing stomach acid. Long-term chemical changes to gene activity levels are known as epigenetics. Some of these changes have been demonstrated to last through many generations.

Paramutation is similar... genes are often turning each other on and off, as in the epigenetic changes above. Some genes have been found, however, that permanently alter other genes - they give you a new, permanent genetic code.

And of course, retroviruses regularly change the DNA of a host as well as more mundane mutations of any sort. Your lifestyle certainly has an affect on how many of these you are exposed to, though few affect you so universally.

There are also conceivable non-genetic traits that can be handed down too, though the mechanism is sometimes less direct. Children get all the mitochondrion from the mothers, for example, and may well be exposed to toxins as well as nutrients while nursing or in the womb.

Some of the known paramutations and longer-term epigenetic changes do occur in response to environmental stimuli. I believe there's a corn gene that permanently makes its heirs more resistant to cold if the plant itself gets too cold. But these things are the small minority - there really are very few things that cause a specific and related change in your heirs, even if we know many ways in which they MIGHT do so.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: The closest things that come to this in accepted science is known as 'epigenetics' and 'paramutation'.

The DNA in most of the cells in an adult body is mostly turned off. This is done by the cells themselves during tissue differentiation and helps prevent, for example, your brain cells from producing stomach acid. Long-term chemical changes to gene activity levels are known as epigenetics. Some of these changes have been demonstrated to last through many generations.

Paramutation is similar... genes are often turning each other on and off, as in the epigenetic changes above. Some genes have been found, however, that permanently alter other genes - they give you a new, permanent genetic code.

And of course, retroviruses regularly change the DNA of a host as well as more mundane mutations of any sort. Your lifestyle certainly has an affect on how many of these you are exposed to, though few affect you so universally.

There are also conceivable non-genetic traits that can be handed down too, though the mechanism is sometimes less direct. Children get all the mitochondrion from the mothers, for example, and may well be exposed to toxins as well as nutrients while nursing or in the womb.

Some of the known paramutations and longer-term epigenetic changes do occur in response to environmental stimuli. I believe there's a corn gene that permanently makes its heirs more resistant to cold if the plant itself gets too cold. But these things are the small minority - there really are very few things that cause a specific and related change in your heirs, even if we know many ways in which they MIGHT do so.

Good one well usually that is what happens but I can tell you I did wroke all the standars from my familly for example my mom almost a nune and my dad well i got things from him like the caracter yes that is from him.My mom super religious almost a angel and me hehehe Im way diferent nice sweet but a little loca love to lough and have fun mature and responsible that is from my dad.Money wise none of them it is my life I love money well my dad did too that is why mom gives me a hard time because Im so much like him.Body mass from dad a little from mom.well I just prove it to you no it don't happens all the time.still check out the mom before you marry the bride lol......

No. LaMarckian ideas were long ago discredited. If you exercise, your children will not be born fit. Read all the books you want, but your kids will have to read their own. Learn to play five musical instruments, but your kids will have to start from square one.
TALENTS are inheritable, sometimes. Genetics and inheritance is vastly more complex than your question presumes. You did not score with this one. ;-(

no unless you originaly have a gene that makes you fat or eat more.

its like great dames dogs , bitches who had their ears croped dont produce pups that have croped ears.