Genome-wide mapping of DNA methylation in chicken

Q Li, N Li, X Hu, J Li, Z Du, L Chen, G Yin, J Duan… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Cytosine DNA methylation is an important epigenetic modification termed as the fifth base
that functions in diverse processes. Till now, the genome-wide DNA methylation maps of …

Heritable genome-wide variation of gene expression and promoter methylation between wild and domesticated chickens

D Nätt, CJ Rubin, D Wright, M Johnsson, J Beltéky… - BMC genomics, 2012 - Springer
Background Variations in gene expression, mediated by epigenetic mechanisms, may
cause broad phenotypic effects in animals. However, it has been debated to what extent …

Paradigm shifts in animal epigenetics: Research on non‐model species leads to new insights into dependencies, functions and inheritance of DNA methylation

G Vogt - BioEssays, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Recent investigations with non‐model species and whole‐genome approaches have
challenged several paradigms in animal epigenetics. They revealed that epigenetic …

Ecological epigenetics in marine metazoans

GE Hofmann - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2017 - frontiersin.org
In this horizon scan article, I review the emerging area of ecological epigenetics in marine
animals with studies of DNA methylation as the primary focus. Epigenetic mechanisms such …

Phenotypic plasticity: what has DNA methylation got to do with it?

EJ Duncan, CB Cunningham, PK Dearden - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Phenotypic plasticity, the genome producing multiple phenotypes, is
central to an animal's ability to respond to environmental change, expected or otherwise. A …

Examining the extent of environmental contributions toward DNA methylation and phenotypic variation

E Pacht, B Murdoch, S McKay - Animal Frontiers, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Examining the extent of environmental contributions toward DNA methylation and
phenotypic variation | Animal Frontiers | Oxford Academic Skip to Main Content …

Do not be scared of the genome's 5th base—Explaining phenotypic variability and evolutionary dynamics through DNA methylation analysis

J Tost - Molecular Ecology Resources, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Epigenetic processes have taken center stage for the investigation of many biological
processes, and epigenetic modifications have shown to influence phenotype, morphology …

Persistent and plastic effects of temperature on DNA methylation across the genome of threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)

DCH Metzger, PM Schulte - Proceedings of the Royal …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Epigenetic mechanisms such as changes in DNA methylation have the potential to affect the
resilience of species to climate change, but little is known about the response of the …

Associations between DNA methylation and gene regulation depend on chromatin accessibility during transgenerational plasticity

SN Bogan, ME Strader, GE Hofmann - BMC biology, 2023 - Springer
Background Epigenetic processes are proposed to be a mechanism regulating gene
expression during phenotypic plasticity. However, environmentally induced changes in DNA …

A novel understanding of global DNA methylation in bobcat (Lynx rufus)

B Cantrell, S Friedman, H Lachance, C Bernier… - …, 2020 - cdnsciencepub.com
Epigenetic mechanisms may provide a novel prospective of bobcat (Lynx rufus) adaptation
to habitat loss/fragmentation. Previous research has focused on bobcat behavior and …