Does DNA methylation facilitate phenotypic plasticity in invertebrates?
There is a significant amount of variation in DNA methylation characteristics across organisms. Likewise, the biological role of DNA methylation varies across taxonomic lineages. In some species, particularly invertebrates, there is increasing evidence suggesting that DNA methylation patterns contri...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Physiology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2011.00116/full |