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 plays a vital role in tissue development and differentiation in eukaryotes.
Epigenetic studies have been seldom conducted in the extremely diverse and evolutionarily …

Sexual dimorphism is an interesting biological phenomenon. Previous studies showed that
DNA methylation might play a role in sexual dimorphism. However, the overall picture of the …

Increasingly arisen environmental constraints may contribute to heritable phenotypic
variation including methylation changes, which can help the animals with development …

DNA methylation plays an important role in the regulation of gene expression during
biological development and tissue differentiation in eukaryotes. A methylation sensitive …

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

The function of genome methylation in invertebrates has only recently been characterized in-
depth. In this study, we firstly investigated the associations of genome methylation level and …

Proper DNA methylation in spermatozoa is essential for the normal development of fertilized
embryos through gene expression regulation. Abnormal sperm DNA methylation is …

Temperature and salinity are two of the most potent abiotic factors influencing marine
mollusks. In this study, we investigated the individual and combined effects of temperature …

Sexual size dimorphism (SSD) is the difference in segments or body size between sexes
prevalent in various species. Understanding the genetic architecture of SSD has remained a …