The methylome of the marbled crayfish links gene body methylation to stable expression of poorly accessible genes

Abstract Background The parthenogenetic marbled crayfish (Procambarus virginalis) is a novel species that has rapidly invaded and colonized various different habitats. Adaptation to different environments appears to be independent of the selection of genetic variants, but epigenetic programming of t...

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Main Authors: Fanny Gatzmann, Cassandra Falckenhayn, Julian Gutekunst, Katharina Hanna, Günter Raddatz, Vitor Coutinho Carneiro, Frank Lyko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Epigenetics & Chromatin
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13072-018-0229-6