Simple Summary Phenotypic plasticity, the genome producing multiple phenotypes, is
central to an animal's ability to respond to environmental change, expected or otherwise. A …

Eusocial insects can be defined as those that live in colonies and have distinct queens and
workers. For most species, queens and workers arise from a common genome, and so caste …

Background Epigenetic processes are proposed to be a mechanism regulating gene
expression during phenotypic plasticity. However, environmentally induced changes in DNA …

The evolutionary significance of epigenetic inheritance is controversial. While epigenetic
marks such as DNA methylation can affect gene function and change in response to …

Background As human activity alters the planet, there is a pressing need to understand how
organisms adapt to environmental change. Of growing interest in this area is the role of …

The holobiont approach proposes that species are most fully understood within the context
of their associated microbiomes, and that both host and microbial community are locked in a …

Developmental plasticity generates phenotypic variation, but how it contributes to
evolutionary change is unclear. Phenotypes of individuals in caste-based (eusocial) …

Phenotypic plasticity is the production of multiple phenotypes from a single genome and is
notably observed in social insects. Multiple epigenetic mechanisms have been associated …

Phenotypic differences between sexes are often mediated by differential expression and
alternative splicing of genes. However, the mechanisms that regulate these expression and …

The presence of DNA methylation marks within genic intervals, also called gene body
methylation, is an evolutionarily‐conserved epigenetic hallmark of animal and plant …