Accelerated DNA evolution in rats is driven by differential methylation in sperm
Xiao-Hui Liu, Jin-Min Lian, Fei Ling, Ning Li, Da-Wei Wang, Ying Song, Qi-Ye Li, Ya-Bin Jin, Zhi-Yong Feng, Lin Cong, Dan-Dan Yao, Jing-Jing Sui
The paper investigates epigenetic and DNA variation in rat subspecies, finding that differential methylation in sperm drives accelerated DNA evolution through environment-associated chromatin changes.
bioRxiv · Dec 2, 2015 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology