DNA methylation mediates genetic variation for adaptive transgenerational plasticity

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 283, Issue 1838, 2016, Pages

  Herman, Jacob J ^a,b   Sultan, Sonia E ^a  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Drought stress; Ecological epigenetics; Maternal effects; Non genetic inheritance; Phenotypic plasticity

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DNA; DROUGHT STRESS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; HERB; MATERNAL EFFECT; METHYLATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; ROOT SYSTEM; SURVIVAL;

POLYGONUM PERSICARIA;

ADAPTATION; DNA METHYLATION; DROUGHT; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; POLYGONUM;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; DNA METHYLATION; DROUGHTS; GENETIC VARIATION; PHENOTYPE; POLYGONUM; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84989158769     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2016.0988     Document Type: Article

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