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DNA methylation in canine brains is related to domestication and dog-breed formation.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Sundman Ann-Sofie, Pértille Fábio, Lehmann Coutinho Luiz, Jazin Elena, Guerrero-Bosagna Carlos, Jensen Per
Abstract excerpt
Epigenetic factors such as DNA methylation act as mediators in the interaction between genome and environment. Variation in the epigenome can both affect phenotype and be inherited, and epigenetics has been suggested to be an important factor in the evolutionary process. During domestication, dogs have evolved an unprecedented between-breed variation in morphology and behavior in an evolutionary short period. In...
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