Epigenetics is defined as the study of changes in gene function that are mitotically or
meiotically heritable and do not lead to a change in DNA sequence. Epigenetic …

The concept that postnatal health and development can be influenced by events that occur
in utero originated from epidemiological studies in humans supported by numerous …

As environmental fluctuations are becoming more common, organisms need to rapidly adapt
to anthropogenic, climatic, and ecological changes. Epigenetic modifications and DNA …

Animal domestication is considered a complex and multistage process that altered
behaviorally, morphologically, and physiologically the domesticates relative to their wild …

Background The identification of markers and genes for growth traits may not only benefit for
marker assist selection/genomic selection but also provide important information for …

Epigenetic modifications are implicated in plant adaptations to abiotic stresses. Exposure of
plants to one stress can induce resistance to other stresses, a process termed cross …

Age structure is a fundamental aspect of animal population biology. Age is strongly related
to individual physiological condition, reproductive potential and mortality rate. Currently …

Personality traits are heritable and respond to natural selection, but are at the same time
influenced by the ontogenetic environment. Epigenetic effects, such as DNA methylation …

DNA methylation is an epigenetic mark that plays an essential role in regulating gene
expression. CpG islands are DNA methylations regions in promoters known to regulate …

Following on from the First Report on Chicken Genes and Chromosomes [Schmid et al.,
2000] and the Second Report in 2005 [Schmid et al., 2005], we are pleased to publish this …