It is well-known that environment influences DNA methylation, however, the extent of
heritable DNA methylation variation following animal domestication remains largely …

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 …

DNA methylation is known to be associated with the transcriptional silencing in eukaryotes.
In this study, the genome-wide DNA methylation patterns of CCGG sites were detected with …

Introduction Growth traits are important in poultry production, however, little is known for its
regulatory mechanism at epigenetic level. Therefore, in this study, we aim to compare DNA …

Background DNA cytosine methylation is an important epigenetic modification that has
significant effects on a variety of biological processes in animals. Avian species hold a …

Background Variations in gene expression, mediated by epigenetic mechanisms, may
cause broad phenotypic effects in animals. However, it has been debated to what extent …

The embryogenesis period is critical for epigenetic reprogramming and is thus of great
significance in the research field of poultry epigenetics for elucidation of the trends in DNA …

Conservation of natural resources is a vital and challenging task. Numerous animal genetic
resources have been effectively conserved worldwide. However, the effectiveness of …

The domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is the globally most important source of
commercially produced meat. While genetic approaches have played an important role in …

In eukaryotes, DNA methylation is an important epigenetic modification involved in gene
expression regulation. Meat quality traits are complicated traits that are controlled by many …