The impact of environment on genetic and epigenetic variation in Trifolium pratense populations from two contrasting semi-natural grasslands [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2022 Central European grasslands, such as calcareous grasslands and oat-grass meadows, are characterized by diverse environmental conditions and management regimes.
Theresa Anna Lehmair +2 more
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Comparisons of Natural and Cultivated Populations of Corydalis yanhusuo Indicate Divergent Patterns of Genetic and Epigenetic Variation [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020 Epigenetic variation may contribute to traits that are important in domestication, but how patterns of genetic and epigenetic variation differ between cultivated and wild plants remains poorly understood. In particular, we know little about how selection
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Epigenetic variation: A major player in facilitating plant fitness under changing environmental conditions [PDF]
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2022 Recent research in plant epigenetics has increased our understanding of how epigenetic variability can contribute to adaptive phenotypic plasticity in natural populations.
Vijay Rani Rajpal +8 more
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iPSCs and iPSC-derived cells as a model of human genetic and epigenetic variation [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsUnderstanding the interaction between genetic and epigenetic variation remains a challenge due to confounding environmental factors. We propose that human induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs) are an excellent model to study the relationship between ...
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Heritable epigenetic variation facilitates long-term maintenance of epigenetic and genetic variation [PDF]
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2022 Abstract How genetic and phenotypic variation are maintained has long been one of the fundamental questions in population and quantitative genetics. A variety of factors have been implicated to explain the maintenance of genetic variation in some contexts (e.g.
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Water temperature and chlorophyll a density drive the genetic and epigenetic variation of Vallisneria natans across a subtropical freshwater lake [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Plant genetic diversity differs in habitat's oscillations, especially species distributed under heterogeneous environmental conditions. Freshwater ecosystems are vulnerable to biotic and abiotic impacts, which affect the genetic and epigenetic variations
Yixian Li +3 more
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Epigenetic variation associated with responses to different habitats in the context of genetic divergence in Phragmites australis [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 The mechanisms underlying heritable phenotypic divergence associated with adaptation in response to environmental stresses may involve both genetic and epigenetic variations.
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Alteration of synonymous codon usage bias accompanies polyploidization in wheat
Frontiers in Genetics, 2022 The diploidization of polyploid genomes is accompanied by genomic variation, including synonymous nucleotide substitutions that may lead to synonymous codon usage bias (SCUB).
Geng Tian +7 more
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Epigenetic and genetic variation among three separate introductions of the house sparrow (Passer domesticus) into Australia [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2018 Invasive populations are often associated with low levels of genetic diversity owing to population bottlenecks at the initial stages of invasion. Despite this, the ability of invasive species to adapt rapidly in response to novel environments is well ...
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Epigenetic mechanisms such as DNA methylation are considered as an important pathway responsible for phenotypic responses and rapid acclimation of plants to different environments.
Mo-Zhu Wang +6 more
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