Since ancient times, the quality of nourishment is a milestone for the maintenance of health
and as it is stated 'prevention is better than cure', amongst the so-called 'healthy'diets …

Epigenetics represents a widely accepted set of mechanisms by which organisms respond
to the environment by regulating phenotypic plasticity and life history transitions …

Background DNA methylation is one of the main epigenetic mechanisms for the regulation of
gene expression in eukaryotes. In the standard model, methylation in gene promoters has …

While the field of epigenetics is increasingly recognized to contribute to the emergence of
phenotypes in mammalian research models across different developmental and …

Epigenetic mechanisms such as changes in DNA methylation have the potential to affect the
resilience of species to climate change, but little is known about the response of the …

Age‐related changes in DNA methylation do occur. Taking advantage of this, mammalian
and avian epigenetic clocks have been constructed to predict age. In fish, studies on age …

The three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) represents a convenient model to
study microevolution—adaptation to a freshwater environment. Although genetic …

The earliest indications for paternally induced transgenerational effects from the
environment to future generations were based on a small number of long-term …

Teleost fish exhibit remarkably diverse and plastic patterns of sexual development. One of
the most fascinating modes of plasticity is functional sex change, which is widespread in …

Living organisms are constantly exposed to wide ranges of environmental cues. They react
to these cues by undergoing a battery of phenotypic responses, such as by altering their …