Genetic variation and the evolution of epigenetic regulation.

doi:10.1111/evo.12225

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Genetic variation and the evolution of epigenetic regulation.

Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Mar 2014

Furrow Robert E, Feldman Marcus W

Abstract excerpt

Epigenetic variation has been observed in a range of organisms, leading to questions of the adaptive significance of this variation. In this study, we present a model to explore the ecological and genetic conditions that select for epigenetic regulation. We find that the rate of temporal environm...

Topics

Epigenesis, Genetic
Evolution, Molecular
Gene-Environment Interaction
Genetic Variation
Haploidy
Models, Genetic

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