Evidence of a conserved functional role for DNA methylation in termites

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 143-154

  Glastad, K M ^a   Hunt, B G ^a   Goodisman, M A D ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

caste; CpG o e; DNA methylation; epigenetics; eusocial insect; gene expression; genome evolution; Isoptera

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; EVOLUTION; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; ISOPTERA;

ANIMALS; BEES; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, INSECT; ISOPTERA;

COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES;

EID: 84874650026     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/imb.12010     Document Type: Article

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