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DNA methylation in the wild: epigenetic transgenerational inheritance can mediate adaptation in clones of wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca).
The New phytologist - 1 Feb 2024
Sammarco Iris, Díez Rodríguez Bárbara, Galanti Dario, Nunn Adam, Becker Claude, Bossdorf Oliver, Münzbergová Zuzana, Latzel Vít
Abstract excerpt
Due to the accelerating climate change, it is crucial to understand how plants adapt to rapid environmental changes. Such adaptation may be mediated by epigenetic mechanisms like DNA methylation, which could heritably alter phenotypes without changing the DNA sequence, especially across clonal generations. However, we are still missing robust evidence of the adaptive potential of DNA methylation in wild clonal...
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