Non-genetic inheritance of induced defense morphologies across multiple unexposed generations of Daphnia lumholtzi.

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Environmental variation can induce phenotypic changes through adaptation of populations and acclimation of individuals. While genetic adaptation creates persistent change within a population via allele frequency shifts, reversible plastic phenotypes can be inherited through non-genetic mechanisms, independent of DNA sequence change. Most transgenerational plasticity studies in animals examine generations where...

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