“These results suggest that DNA methylation may be a conserved regulatory mechanism moderating…”

This has been reposted from our lab tumblelog

“These results suggest that DNA methylation may be a conserved regulatory mechanism moderating division of labor in both bees and ants. Current and historic hybridization appear to have altered genomic methylation levels suggesting a possible link between changes in overall DNA methylation and the origin and regulation of genetic caste determination in P. barbatus.”

– Patterns of DNA Methylation in Development, Division of Labor and Hybridization in an Ant with Genetic Caste Determination (via autismandhumanatavism)

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