Epigenetic inheritance is another piece of the puzzle of nongenetic inheritance, although the
prevalence, sources, persistence, and phenotypic consequences of heritable epigenetic …

Transgenerational effects that are interpreted in terms of epigenetics have become an
important research focus at a time when rapid environmental changes are occurring. These …

The cellular machinery that regulates gene expression can be self-propagated across cell
division cycles and even generations. This renders gene expression states and their …

DNA provides the fundamental framework for heritability, yet heritable trait variation need not
be completely 'hard-wired'into the DNA sequence. In plants, the epigenetic machinery that …

It is a familiar biological observation that the traits of an organism will vary to some extent
depending on environmental conditions. This individual flexibility is termed 'phenotypic …

Laboratory experiments and fieldwork with asexually reproducing invertebrates and
vertebrates clearly revealed that animal populations can produce substantial phenotypic …

Phenotypic variation determines the capacity of plants to adapt to changing environments
and to colonize new habitats. Deciphering the mechanisms contributing to plant phenotypic …

Stochastic gains and losses of DNA methylation at CG dinucleotides are a frequent
occurrence in plants. These spontaneous 'epimutations' occur at a rate that is 100 000 times …

Stable epigenetic changes appear uncommon, suggesting that changes typically dissipate
or are repaired. Changes that stably alter gene expression across generations presumably …

Failure to maintain DNA methylation patterns during plant development can occasionally
give rise to so-called “spontaneous epimutations”. These stochastic methylation changes …