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Transformative Role of Epigenetics in Child Development Research: Commentary on the Special Section
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Lester, Conradt, and Marsit (2016) have assembled a set of articles that bring to readers of Child Development the scope and impact of the exponentially growing research on epigenetics and child development. This commentary aims to place this work in a broader context of theory and research by (a) providing a conceptual framework for developmental scientists who may be only moderately familiar with this emergent field; (b) considering these contributions in relation to the current status of work, highlighting its transformative nature; (c) suggesting cautions to keep in mind, while simultaneously clarifying that these do not undermine important new insights; and (d) identifying the prospects for future work that builds on the progress reflected in this special section.
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“Rather, genes act as followers, not prime movers, in developmental processes.”
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“As packages of biological instructions, genes require signals to determine which processes are carried out, with social and physical contexts influencing if, when, how, and which genes are expressed (Keating, 2016;Moore, 2015;Slavich & Cole, 2013).”
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- Authors
- Keating, D. P.
- Affiliations
- University of Michigan (US)
- Corresponding author
- Keating, Daniel P
- ORCID
- Keating, Daniel P
- Venue
- Child Development
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2016-01-01
- Volume
- 87
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 135-142
- ISSN
- 0009-3920 (ISSN-L)
- 1467-8624
- OpenAlex
- W2335339576
- Cited by
- 21
- References
- 5
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 3
- FWCI
- 0.42
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Child Development (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Deep Blue (University of Michigan) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Birth, Development, and Health
- Keywords
- epigenetics, developmental theory, conceptual framework, future research directions
- MeSH terms
- Child, Child Development, Humans, Epigenesis, Genetic
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