DNA methylation patterns in the tobacco budworm, Chloridea virescens

• Published in: Insect biochemistry and molecular biology Vol. 121; p. 103370
• Main Authors: Lievers, Rik, Kuperus, Peter, Groot, Astrid T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2020
• Subjects: Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis; Animals; Chloridea virescens; DNA Methylation; Epigenetics; evolution; Female; genetic variation; Heliothis virescens; insect biochemistry; Lepidoptera; Manduca - growth & development; Manduca - metabolism; molecular biology; moths; MS-AFLP; phenotypic selection; pheromones; Scent Glands - metabolism; Sex Attractants - metabolism; Sex pheromone; Chloridea virescens; DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Sex pheromone; MS-AFLP; Lepidoptera

DNA methylation is an important epigenetic modification that is prone to stochastic variation and is responsive to environmental factors. Yet changes in DNA methylation could persist across generations and thus play an important role in evolution. In this study, we used methylation-sensitive amplifi...