… In this review, we summarize recent advances in DNA methylation research and discuss its
significance in our understanding of the epigenetic underpinnings of behavior and longevity. …

… of DNA methylation in social caste development and social … regarding DNA methylation
and discuss how DNA methylation … with DNA methylation, the functions of DNA methylation in …

… social insects, has focused on DNA methylation, so this paper will also focus on DNA methylation.
… First, we suggest that DNA methylation in social insects can be divided into two types: …

… methylation to almost zero. In addition to providing a valuable resource for comparative analysis
of social insect evolution… of DNA methylation in caste differences and evolution in social …

… levels of social organization. Our results reveal moderate levels of DNA methylation in most
… Strikingly, primitively social Polistes dominula paper wasps show unusually high overall …

… Thus, to explore the role of DNA methylation on social insect caste and on individual traits
important in social organization, a study employing a suitable number of biological replicates …

… Instead we suggest that DNA methylation plays a role in a broader, … of DNA methylation
in insects. Functional tests are now needed to elucidate the role of DNA methylation in insects, …

… that CpG methylation, a hallmark of imprinting, is ubiquitously present in social insects but the
… Our data reveal that CpG methylation is common in social insects but the overall amount of …

… Motivated by open questions concerning the extent and role of DNA methylation in social
insects, we have implemented easily accessible computational tools for the analysis of whole-…

… Thus, the functional significance of DNA methylation in social insects remains … DNA methylation
(hereafter 'methylation’), has played a role in the evolution of castes in social insects. In a …