Growing evidence shows that epigenetic mechanisms contribute to complex traits, with
implications across many fields of biology. In plant ecology, recent studies have attempted to …

Human genetic diversity is the result of population genetic forces. This genetic variation
influences disease risk and contributes to health disparities. Autoimmune diseases (ADs) …

The article presents information related to epigenetics. It is stated that epigenetics is often
broadly defined and vaguely used and is often applied to the study of chemical tags on DNA …

Stochastic changes in cytosine methylation are a source of heritable epigenetic and
phenotypic diversity in plants. Using the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, we derive robust …

The field of epigenomics has rapidly progressed from the study of individual reference
epigenomes to surveying epigenomic variation in populations. Recent studies in a number …

Biodiversity conservation is a global issue where the challenge is to integrate all levels of
biodiversity to ensure the long‐term evolutionary potential and resilience of biological …

Contents Summary 1253 I. Introduction 1253 II. What is the rate and molecular spectrum of
spontaneous epimutations? 1254 III. Do spontaneous epimutations have phenotypic …

Despite major progress in dissecting the molecular pathways that control DNA methylation
patterns in plants, little is known about the mechanisms that shape plant methylomes over …

Epigenetic modifications are expected to occur at a much faster rate than genetic mutations,
potentially causing isolated populations to stochastically drift apart, or if they are subjected to …

There is increasing evidence, particularly from plants, that epigenetic mechanisms can
contribute to environmental adaptation and evolution. The present article provides an …