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Genome-wide methylome stability and parental effects in the worldwide distributed Lombardy poplar.

An Vanden BroeckTim MeesePieter VerscheldeKaren CoxBerthold HeinzeDieter DeforceEllen De MeesterFilip Van Nieuwerburgh
Published in: BMC biology (2024)
Genome-wide cytosine methylation patterns in symmetrical CG-context are stable in Lombardy poplar and appear to be mainly the result of random processes. In this widespread poplar clone, methylation patterns in CG-context can be used as biomarkers to infer a common ancestor and thus to investigate the recent environmental history of a specific Lombardy poplar. The Lombardy poplar shows high phenotypic plasticity in a novel environment which enabled this clonal tree to adapt and survive all over the temperate regions of the world.
Keyphrases
  • genome wide
  • dna methylation
  • copy number
  • gene expression
  • climate change