Genetic diversity defines the evolutionary potential of a species, yet mounting evidence suggests that epigenetic diversity could also contribute to adaptation.
Tag - DNA methylation
William Salter
Fruits of all colours: how green-stripe tomatoes get their distinctive colour pattern
How fruits or flowers produce particular colouration or colour patterning is a question that often has complex answers. It may also seem to be a relatively trivial question. Don’t be fooled though – Barbara...
Liam Elliott
It’s epigenetics after all! How environmentally-induced traits might support plant ecosystems
Diversity of parental environments could have comparable effects to genetic diversity in Arabidopsis.
Within-plant epigenetic mosaicism is related to subindividual heterogeneity in seed size and production
Homologous organs produced by individual plants are not identical, and within-plant phenotypic variance often exceeds variance between plants. Alonso et al. hypothesised that epigenetic mosaicism, caused by...
botanyone
Epigenetics of drought-induced trans-generational plasticity; consequences for range limit development
Offspring phenotypes may be altered by environments that their parents lived in.These environmentally-induced trans-generational effects may be mediated by epigenetic mechanisms such as DNA methylation. Little is known...
AoBPLANTS
Global 5-methylcytosine alterations in DNA during ageing of seeds
This study finds that DNA methylation and 5-methylcytosine play key roles in determining the ageing and viability of stored recalcitrant seeds.
Molecular cytogenetics of repetitive DNA in jute species
The genomes and chromosomes of the important fibre crops white jute and Tossa jute (Corchorus species) are poorly characterized. Information is essential for breeding and improvement, with characters including...
