In addition to genetic variation, epigenetic mechanisms such as DNA methylation might
make important contributions to heritable phenotypic diversity in populations. However, it is …

Histone modifications such as methylation of key lysine residues play an important role in
embryonic development in a variety of organisms such as of Pacific oysters, zebrafish and …

Primordial germ cells (PGCs) are precursors of eggs and sperm. How the PGCs
epigenetically reprogram during early embryonic development in fish is currently unknown …

Epigenetic processes (eg, DNA methylation) have been proposed as potentially important
evolutionary mechanisms. However, before drawing conclusions about their evolutionary …

Post-fertilization epigenome reprogramming erases epigenetic marks transmitted through
gametes and establishes new marks during mid-blastula stages. The mouse embryo …

DNA methylation is a major epigenetic modification that undergoes dramatic changes in two
epigenetic reprogramming windows during development: first in preimplantation embryos …

DNA methylation reprograms during gametogenesis and embryo development, which is
essential for germ cell specification and genomic imprinting in mammals. Corresponding …

Animals can produce different phenotypes from the same genome during development,
environmental adaptation and evolution, which is mediated by epigenetic mechanisms …

DNA methylation is an important epigenetic modification that has been repeatedly implied in
organismal adaptation. However, many previous studies that have linked DNA methylation …

Epigenetic mechanisms generate plastic phenotypes that can become locally adapted
across environments. Disentangling genomic from epigenomic variation is challenging in …