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Alternative migratory locust phenotypes are associated with differences in the expression of genes encoding the methylation machinery.
Insect molecular biology - 1 Apr 2016
Robinson K L, Tohidi-Esfahani D, Ponton F, Simpson S J, Sword G A, Lo N
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Despite the importance of locust density-dependent polyphenism as a model system for understanding phenotypic plasticity, there is still much to be learnt about its underlying molecular control. Here we describe the first investigation into the expression of genes encoding the DNA methylation machinery in the migratory locust (Locusta migratoria). We show that the alternative solitarious and gregarious phenotypic...
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