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DNA Methylation Profiles Suggest Intergenerational Transfer of Maternal Effects.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Feb 2020
Venney Clare J, Love Oliver P, Drown Ellen Jane, Heath Daniel D
Abstract excerpt
The view of maternal effects (nongenetic maternal environmental influence on offspring phenotype) has changed from one of distracting complications in evolutionary genetics to an important evolutionary mechanism for improving offspring fitness. Recent studies have shown that maternal effects act as an adaptive mechanism to prepare offspring for stressful environments. Although research into the magnitude of...
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