Parental effects are a major source of phenotypic plasticity. Moreover, there is evidence from
studies with a wide range of species that the relevant parental signals are influenced by the …

The role of epigenetics in development has garnered attention in recent years due to their
ability to modulate the embryonic developmental gene expression in response to the …

Environmental influence on developmental plasticity impacts a wide diversity of animal life
from insects to humans. We now understand the epigenetic basis for many of these altered …

Background Epigenetic processes are proposed to be a mechanism regulating gene
expression during phenotypic plasticity. However, environmentally induced changes in DNA …

DNA methylation is a key epigenetic modification in the vertebrate genomes known to be
involved in biological processes such as regulation of gene expression, DNA structure and …

Epigenetic modifications are a mechanism conveying environmental information to
subsequent generations via parental germ lines. Research on epigenetic responses to …

The effect of environmental pollution on epigenetic changes and their heredity in affected
organisms is of major concern as such changes can play a significant role in adaptation to …

Ionizing radiation is known to cause DNA damage, yet the mechanisms underlying potential
transgenerational effects of exposure have been scarcely studied. Previously, we observed …

Transgenerational inheritance of environmentally induced epigenetic marks can have
significant impacts on eco-evolutionary dynamics, but the phenomenon remains …

Although epigenetics is still a relatively new discipline, its development during the last 10
years has revolutionized the current understanding of genome structure and function. The …