DNA methylation is a major epigenetic modification in the genomes of higher eukaryotes. In
vertebrates, DNA methylation occurs predominantly on the CpG dinucleotide, and …

Organisms often respond to environmental changes by producing alternative phenotypes.
Epigenetic processes such as DNA methylation may contribute to environmentally induced …

methylcytosine is a major epigenetic modification that is sometimes called" the fifth
nucleotide." However, our knowledge of how offspring inherit the DNA methylome from …

In recent years, a number of researchers have advocated extending the modern synthesis in
evolutionary biology. One of the core arguments made in favour of an extension comes from …

Epigenetics is the study of mitotically or meiotically heritable changes in gene function that
occur without a change in the DNA sequence. Interestingly, epigenetic changes can be …

DNA methylation refers to the addition of a methyl group to nucleotides within DNA. As with
other epigenetic endpoints, patterns of DNA methylation are susceptible to alterations due to …

The spermatozoa and oocyte are very specialized cells which possess the unique ability to
fuse and to produce an embryo. This embryo will develop into a mature organism capable of …

It is widely accepted that the epigenome can act as the link between environmental cues,
both external and internal, to the organism and phenotype by converting the environmental …

DNA reprogramming by DNA (cytosine-5)-methyltransferases (dnmts) after fertilisation is a
dynamic mechanism that is essential for early development. Amongst the three types of dnmt …

Environmental epigenetics is a rapidly growing field which studies the effects of
environmental factors such as nutrition, stress, and exposure to compounds on epigenetic …