Sex-specific multigenerational epigenetic responses to real-world chemical mixture exposure in an outbred sheep model
Oliver George Hargreaves, Wing Yee Kwong, Andrew Warry, Desmond A. R. Tutt, Vasantha Padmanabhan, Neil P. Evans, Richard G. Lea, Michelle Bellingham, Kevin D. Sinclair
This study shows that low-level chemical exposure during pregnancy in sheep leads to sex-specific, heritable DNA methylation changes across generations, with some effects persisting in unexposed descendants.
bioRxiv · Apr 10, 2026 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology