Epigenetics in Social Insects: A New Direction for Understanding the Evolution of Castes

Epigenetic modifications to DNA, such as DNA methylation, can expand a genome's regulatory flexibility, and thus may contribute to the evolution of phenotypic plasticity. Recent work has demonstrated the importance of DNA methylation in alternative queen and worker “castes” in social insects, p...

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Autores principales: Weiner, Susan A., Toth, Amy L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3335566/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22567395
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/609810

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3335566/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22567395
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/609810

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