Article
Epigenetics and evolution.
Integrative and comparative biology - 1 Jul 2014
Mendizabal I, Keller T E, Zeng J, Yi Soojin V
Abstract excerpt
Epigenetic mechanisms traditionally have been studied in the domains of development and disease, but they may also play important roles in ecological and evolutionary processes. In this article, we revisit historical as well as recent studies that indicate significant impacts of epigenetic proces...
Topics
- Animals
- Biological Evolution
- DNA Methylation
- Epigenesis, Genetic
- Genetic Variation
- Genome, Human
- Humans
- Inheritance Patterns
- Phylogeny
- Species Specificity