Population epigenetic divergence exceeds genetic divergence in the Eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Abstract Populations may respond to environmental heterogeneity via evolutionary divergence or phenotypic plasticity. While evolutionary divergence occurs through DNA sequence differences among populations, plastic divergence among populations may be generated by changes in the epigenome. Here, we p...

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Main Authors: Kevin M. Johnson, Morgan W. Kelly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-05-01
Series:Evolutionary Applications
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12912