DNA methylation is evolutionarily conserved. Vertebrates exhibit high, widespread DNA
methylation whereas invertebrate genomes are less methylated, predominantly within gene …

Background DNA methylation is one of the most important epigenetic modifications of
eukaryotic genomes and is believed to play integral roles in diverse biological processes …

Background DNA methylation is an epigenetic modification that is ubiquitous across many
eukaryotes, with variable patterns and functions across taxa. The roles of DNA methylation …

Background DNA methylation is an epigenetic mechanism with important regulatory
functions in animals. While the mechanism itself is evolutionarily ancient, the distribution and …

Abstract Characterization of DNA methylation patterns in the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea
gigas, indicates that this epigenetic mechanism plays an important functional role in gene …

DNA methylation patterns and functions are variable across invertebrate taxa. In order to
provide a better understanding of DNA methylation in the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) …

In vertebrates, epigenetic modifications influence gene transcription, and an appropriate
DNA methylation is critical in development. Indeed, a precise temporal and spatial pattern of …

Background Studies of DNA methylomes in a wide range of eukaryotes have revealed both
conserved and divergent characteristics of DNA methylation among phylogenetic groups …

DNA methylation is a critical epigenetic regulator of development in mammals and social
insects, but its significance in development outside these groups is not understood. Here we …

Background There is a need to investigate mechanisms of phenotypic plasticity in marine
invertebrates as negative effects of climate change, like ocean acidification, are experienced …