Genetics, and not diet, drives DNA methylation in the water strider Microvelia longipes
Mirjam Urb, Séverine Viala, Juliette Mendes, Abderrahman Khila
The study shows DNA methylation in water striders is genetically driven, not environmentally induced, challenging the role of methylation in phenotypic plasticity.
bioRxiv · Sep 23, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology