Opportunities and challenges of next-generation sequencing applications in ecological epigenetics

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 15, 2015, Pages 3799-3801

  Robertson, Marta ^a   Richards, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

bisulphite sequencing; epigenetics; MS AFLP; natural systems

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; GENETICS; OAK; POPULATION GENETICS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; QUERCUS;

EID: 84937712897     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mec.13277     Document Type: Review

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