The Role of Stochasticity in the Origin of Epigenetic Variation in Animal Populations.

doi:10.1093/icb/icaa047

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The Role of Stochasticity in the Origin of Epigenetic Variation in Animal Populations.

Integrative and comparative biology - 16 Dec 2020

Biwer C, Kawam B, Chapelle V, Silvestre F

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Epigenetic mechanisms such as DNA methylation modulate gene expression in a complex fashion are consequently recognized as among the most important contributors to phenotypic variation in natural populations of plants, animals, and microorganisms. Interactions between genetics and epigenetics are...

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Animals
DNA Methylation
Epigenesis, Genetic
Epigenomics
Genetic Variation
Heredity
Phenotype

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