Epigenetic Divergence during Early Stages of Speciation in an African Crater Lake Cichlid Fish
Grégoire Vernaz, Alan G. Hudson, Maria Emilia Santos, Bettina Fischer, Madeleine Carruthers, Asilatu Shechonge, Nestory Peter Gabagambi, Alexandra M. Tyers, Benjamin P. Ngatunga, Milan Malinsky, Richard Michael Durbin, George F. Turner, Martin J. Genner, Eric Alexander Miska
The paper investigates epigenetic divergence in two ecomorphs of Astatotilapia calliptera, finding methylome differences linked to ecological adaptation and showing that these differences can be inherited across generations.
Nature Ecology & Evolution · Oct 20, 2022Peer-reviewedGenomics