Epigenetic Variation May Compensate for Decreased Genetic Variation with Introductions: A Case Study Using House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) on Two Continents

Epigenetic Variation May Compensate for Decreased Genetic Variation with Introductions: A Case Study Using House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) on Two Continents

Epigenetic mechanisms impact several phenotypic traits and may be important for ecology and evolution. The introduced house sparrow (Passer domesticus) exhibits extensive phenotypic variation among and within populations. We screened methylation in populations from Kenya and Florida to determine if...

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Veröffentlicht in:Genetics Research International 2012-01, Vol.2012 (2012), p.325-331
Hauptverfasser: Schrey, Aaron W., Coon, Courtney A. C., Grispo, Michael T., Awad, Mohammed, Imboma, Titus, McCoy, Earl D., Mushinsky, Henry R., Richards, Christina L., Martin, Lynn B.
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Zusammenfassung:Epigenetic mechanisms impact several phenotypic traits and may be important for ecology and evolution. The introduced house sparrow (Passer domesticus) exhibits extensive phenotypic variation among and within populations. We screened methylation in populations from Kenya and Florida to determine if methylation varied among populations, varied with introduction history (Kenyan invasion
ISSN:2090-3154
2090-3162
DOI:10.1155/2012/979751