User:Troyhart96

Which article are you evaluating?[edit]
(Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance)

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?[edit]
(This article was chosen because genetics play a vital role in the development of all living organisms. Specifically, Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance is important because it can be used to explain how environmental stress can damage the germline of living organisms, thus causing the offspring to be more likely to inherit a specific disease.

Evaluate the article[edit]
Lead Section:

The lead section is good. It is concise and presents information regarding what will be discussed later in the article. The lead section provides a quick overview of what the topic is and how it is relevant. The lead section does not contain information that is not relevant or discussed in the article. The lead section is not overly detailed, but it could be expanded on some.

 Content: 

All of the content in the article is relevant to the topic of the article and is up to date. There is some more recent content regarding transgenerational epigenetic inheritance that could be added to the article but none of the information in the article is irrelevant or old. The content of the article is weighted pretty well in terms of the contributions made to each section but some of the sections could be arranged better. Some of the content in the article would better contribute to the article as a whole if it came before or after some the associated content.

 Tone and Balance: This article comes from a neutral tone and has no biased in it. The article provides information with a factual tone and makes no attempt to persuade the readers view point. The article does not take any stance or position that is meant to influence the readers opinions. There are no view point in the article that are underrepresented or overrepresented.

 Sources and references: 

The articles referenced in this article come from peer-reviewed manuscripts that are rooted in science. All the facts stated in this article is backed up by information from peer-reviewed articles from the scientific community regarding transgenerational epigenetic inheritance. All of the sources are current and still relevant to the field today. Overall, the sources and references in this article are sufficient.

 Organization and writing quality: 

The writing quality and organization of this article is decent. Some of the point made in the article can be made more reader friendly for those with very limited knowledge of the topic prior to reading the article. Parts of the article would also be better suited to the article if they were placed differently within the article. Some of the information in the article seems a little scattered around.

 Images and media: 

The images and media in the article provide very little to the content of the article. The captions and the placement of the images are fine but they do very little to expand the greater point displayed in the text.

 Talk Page Discussion: 

The conversations on the talk page are limited. There is not very much input regarding how to improve the article or what to do with the article moving forward. The talk page primarily just random input from people that have corrected subsections of the article (whether it be grammar or content). But for the most part there is not much direction shown in the talk page.

 Overall impression: 

Overall, The article is good. The information is solid and still relevant. Most people would be able to read this article and walk away with a better understanding of transgenerational epigenetic inheritance. The article does not take specific view point or position. The article is neutral and unbias.