Article
Epigenomic plasticity within populations: its evolutionary significance and potential.
Heredity - 1 Jul 2010
Johnson L J, Tricker P J
Abstract excerpt
Epigenetics has progressed rapidly from an obscure quirk of heredity into a data-heavy 'omic' science. Our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of epigenomic regulation, and the extent of its importance in nature, are far from complete, but in spite of such drawbacks, population-level studies are extremely valuable: epigenomic regulation is involved in several processes central to evolutionary biology...
Topics
- Epigenesis, Genetic
- Evolution, Molecular
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Humans
- Phenotype