RE: Where do animal hibernation and fallen leaves really come from.
I was born in the far North, in the Arctic circle and lived there for 18 years. Polar night in my area lasted for 40 days, every year.
Despite the fact that both my parents are southerners and they came to the North as young, they could not fully adapt to such a severe and unusual climate.
People who come to the North at a Mature age begin to experience serious health problems already on 2-3rd year: allergic reactions to cold, the constant pressure surges, your teeth begin to break down, not to mention the mental health. The lack of light in winter and its constant presence in the summer it is a serious test for the psyche.
I am a first generation northerner in our family and withstand local environmental conditions without problems. The polar night has no harmful effects on my body and I can live without vitamins, my waking cycle is quite extensive.
Sounds like you are a good case of epigenetics then! thanks for sharing your experience with arctic darkness.
Now I live in a middle climatic zone. So I'm curious will my children, born here, retain the genetic characteristics of my body, which will allow them to live normally in the far North.
After all I'm only a first generation northerner. And most likely my genetic mutations are not so stable to so easily move to the next generation.
Your parents likely have whatever you have as will your children, but in this case without the stimulation very early on in development and childhood those genes will not likely be turned on in the same way they were in your case.
The DNA has not changed, simply how it is expressed in certain individuals based on external stimuli at a crucial time during development.
Of course you are right about the fact that DNA will not be lost. And I also tend to believe that without stimulants in the early stages of a child's development, the body's unnecessary abilities will simply be suppressed.
Thank you for this dialogue!