Comparative epigenetic and genetic spatial structure in Mediterranean mountain plants: a multispecies study.

ABSTRACT: Changes in epigenetic states can allow individuals to cope with environmental changes. If such changes are heritable, this may lead to epigenetic adaptation. Thus, it is likely that in sessile organisms such as plants, part of the spatial epigenetic variation found across individuals will reflect the environmental heterogeneity within populations. The departure of the spatial epigenetic structure from the baseline genetic variation can help in understanding the value of epigenetic regulation in species with different breadth of optimal environmental requirements. Here, we hypothesise that in plants with narrow environmental requirements, epigenetic variability should be less structured in space given the lower variability in suitable environmental conditions. We performed a multispecies st

SUBMITTER: Valverde J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10844209 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature