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Experimental Parasite Infection Causes Genome-Wide Changes in DNA Methylation.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Aug 2020
Sagonas Kostas, Meyer Britta S, Kaufmann Joshka, Lenz Tobias L, Häsler Robert, Eizaguirre Christophe
Abstract excerpt
Parasites are arguably among the strongest drivers of natural selection, constraining hosts to evolve resistance and tolerance mechanisms. Although, the genetic basis of adaptation to parasite infection has been widely studied, little is known about how epigenetic changes contribute to parasite resistance and eventually, adaptation. Here, we investigated the role of host DNA methylation modifications to respond...
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