Background The presence of methyl groups on cytosine nucleotides across an organism's
genome (methylation) is a major regulator of genome stability, crossing over, and gene …

Background Transgenerational plasticity occurs when the environmental experience of an
organism modifies the growth and development of its progeny. Leaf damage in Mimulus …

Cytosine DNA methylation is a heritable epigenetic mark present in many eukaryotic
organisms. Although DNA methylation likely has a conserved role in gene silencing, the …

The methylation of cytosines within cytosine–guanine (CG) dinucleotides is an epigenetic
mark that can modify gene transcription. With the advent of high-throughput sequencing, it is …

Cytosine methylation is a com-mon DNA modification found in most eukaryotic organisms
including plants, animals, and fungi (1, 2). The addition of a methyl group to cytosine …

DNA methylation is a fundamental epigenetic mark known to have wide-ranging effects on
gene regulation in a variety of animal taxa. Comparative genomic analyses can help …

Cytosine DNA methylation is a vital epigenetic regulator of eukaryotic development. Whether
this epigenetic modification occurs in Tribolium castaneum has been controversial, its …

DNA methylation is one of the most important heritable epigenetic modifications of the
genome and is involved in the regulation of many cellular processes. Aberrant DNA …

Background Gene bodies are the most evolutionarily conserved targets of DNA methylation
in eukaryotes. However, the regulatory functions of gene body DNA methylation remain …

The vast majority of previous studies on epigenetics in plants have centered on the study of
inheritance of DNA methylation patterns in annual plants. In contrast, perennial plants may …