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Changes in DNA methylation contribute to rapid adaptation in bacterial plant pathogen evolution.
PLoS biology - 1 Sept 2024
Gopalan-Nair Rekha, Coissac Aurore, Legrand Ludovic, Lopez-Roques Céline, Pécrix Yann, Vandecasteele Céline, Bouchez Olivier, Barlet Xavier, Lanois Anne, Givaudan Alain, Brillard Julien, Genin Stéphane, Guidot Alice
Abstract excerpt
Adaptation is usually explained by beneficial genetic mutations that are transmitted from parents to offspring and become fixed in the adapted population. However, genetic mutation analysis alone is not sufficient to fully explain the adaptive processes, and several studies report the existence of nongenetic (or epigenetic) inheritance that can enable adaptation to new environments. In the present work, we tested...
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