Identification of differential hypothalamic DNA methylation and gene expression associated with sexual partner preferences in rams

The sheep is a valuable model to test whether hormone mechanisms that sexually differentiate the brain underlie the expression of sexual partner preferences because as many as 8% of rams prefer same-sex partners. Epigenetic factors such as DNA methylation act as mediators in the interaction between...

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Main Authors: Surajit Bhattacharya, Rebecka Amodei, Eric Vilain, Charles E. Roselli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9098078/?tool=EBI