Microplastic exposure is associated with epigenomic effects in the model organism Pimephales promelas (fathead minnow).

ABSTRACT: Microplastics have evolutionary and ecological impacts across species, affecting organisms' development, reproduction, and behavior along with contributing to genotoxicity and stress. As plastic pollution is increasing and ubiquitous, gaining a better understanding of organismal responses to microplastics is necessary. Epigenetic processes such as DNA methylation are heritable forms of molecular regulation influenced by environmental conditions. Therefore, determining such epigenetic responses to microplastics will reveal potential chronic consequences of this environmental pollutant. We performed an experiment across two generations of fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) to elucidate the transgenerational epigenetic effects of microplastic exposure. We exposed the first generation of fi

SUBMITTER: Wade MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11879203 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature