Article
Potential Role of DNA Methylation as a Driver of Plastic Responses to the Environment Across Cells, Organisms, and Populations.
Genome biology and evolution - 1 Feb 2024
Bogan Samuel N, Yi Soojin V
Abstract excerpt
There is great interest in exploring epigenetic modifications as drivers of adaptive organismal responses to environmental change. Extending this hypothesis to populations, epigenetically driven plasticity could influence phenotypic changes across environments. The canonical model posits that epigenetic modifications alter gene regulation and subsequently impact phenotypes. We first discuss origins of epigenetic...
Topics
- Animals
- DNA Methylation
- Epigenesis, Genetic
- Phenotype
- Vertebrates
- Mammals
