Population Epigenomics

Christy M. Foust; Aaron W. Schrey; Christina L. Richards

doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-2386-1_9

Population Epigenomics

Christy M. Foust, Aaron W. Schrey, Christina L. Richards

Biology

University of South Florida

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Abstract

Epigenetics is the study of molecular-level mechanisms resulting in heritable changes in phenotype not due to DNA sequence changes. Epigenetic variation can change in response to environmental conditions, which allows for the examination of within-generation environmental response. This is one reason epigenetics could lend new insight into population-level processes. Population-level studies are currently rare, but because environment can affect phenotype we must show that findings from controlled epigenetic systems matter in natural populations. In this chapter, we emphasize studies in nonmodel organisms and in natural populations examining epigenetic response to ecological conditions. Future studies should incorporate experimental validation of stable versus induced epigenetic changes and modification of current statistical approaches.

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	Nuclear Functions in Plant Transcription, Signaling and Development
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2386-1_9
State	Published - Jun 4 2015

Keywords

Ecological epigenetics
Epigenetic inheritance
Epigenetic variation
Habitat differentiation
Plasticity
Population genetics

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Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology

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