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Epigenome-associated phenotypic acclimatization to ocean acidification in a reef-building coral.
Science advances - 1 Jun 2018
Liew Yi Jin, Zoccola Didier, Li Yong, Tambutté Eric, Venn Alexander A, Michell Craig T, Cui Guoxin, Deutekom Eva S, Kaandorp Jaap A, Voolstra Christian R, Forêt Sylvain, Allemand Denis, Tambutté Sylvie, Aranda Manuel
Abstract excerpt
There are increasing concerns that the current rate of climate change might outpace the ability of reef-building corals to adapt to future conditions. Work on model systems has shown that environmentally induced alterations in DNA methylation can lead to phenotypic acclimatization. While DNA methylation has been reported in corals and is thought to associate with phenotypic plasticity, potential mechanisms linked...
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