Allele specific expression and methylation in the bumblebee, Bombus terrestris

The social hymenoptera are emerging as models for epigenetics. DNA methylation, the addition of a methyl group, is a common epigenetic marker. In mammals and flowering plants methylation affects allele specific expression. There is contradictory evidence for the role of methylation on allele specifi...

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Main Authors: Zoë Lonsdale, Kate Lee, Maria Kiriakidu, Harindra Amarasinghe, Despina Nathanael, Catherine J. O’Connor, Eamonn B. Mallon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2017-09-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/3798.pdf