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The caste- and sex-specific DNA methylome of the termite Zootermopsis nevadensis

Epigenetic inheritance plays an important role in mediating alternative phenotype in highly social species. In order to gain a greater understanding of epigenetic effects in societies, we investigated DNA methylation in the termite Zootermopsis nevadensis. Termites are the most ancient social insect...

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Autores principales: Glastad, Karl M., Gokhale, Kaustubh, Liebig, Jürgen, Goodisman, Michael A. D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5111047/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27848993
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep37110