Long term environmental variability modulates the epigenetics of maternal traits of kelp crabs in the coast of Chile.

ABSTRACT: The methylation of DNA is an environmentally inducible epigenetic mechanism reflecting the short-term ecological and environmental background of populations. Marine invertebrate populations, which spread along a latitudinal cline, are particularly suitable for profiling DNA methylation, due to the heterogenous environmental conditions experienced. We used the MSAP (Methylation Sensitive Amplified Polymorphism) technique to investigate the natural variation in DNA methylation of different female's tissues (muscle, gonads, and gills) and early-stage eggs from five populations of the kelp crab Taliepus dentatus, distributed along a latitudinal cline in the coast of Chile. We assessed whether, (1) the distribution of DNA methylation profiles can be associated with the temporal variability of l

SUBMITTER: Baldanzi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9637151 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature