This is Episode 27: Heritable Effects of Radiation.In our last episode, we explored how radiation can act as a carcinogen, looking at risk models and latency periods. Today, we shift our focus from somatic effects to the potential impact of radiation on future generations – the heritable, or genetic, effects. We’ll define key concepts like Genetically Significant Dose and Doubling Dose, examine the landmark findings from studies of atomic bomb survivor offspring, and discuss the varying radiosensitivity of different germ cell stages.

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