Epigenetics has been proposed as a basis for Lamarckian inheritance of acquired characteristics. This hypothesis raises questions about environmental induction of DNA methylation, its persistence across generations, and associations with gene expression. We investigated these processes in the California oak, Quercus lo...
V. Sork, Lily D. Peck, Luke Browne et al.· bioRxiv· 0 citations
Tree populations are threatened by a multitude of human activities ranging from deforestation to air pollution. Rapid climate change, including warmer temperatures and increased drought frequency, poses a particular threat by reducing photosynthesis and growth, increasing susceptibility to pests and disease, and inte...
V. Sork, Ryan C. Buck, Lily D. Peck· Journal of Forests· 0 citations
These findings support a model in which repeated drought consistently recruits CHH methylation to reproducible gene-proximal TEs, where it is associated with maintenance of local TE repression despite continued activation of neighboring stress-responsive genes.
Lily D. Peck, V. Sork· bioRxiv· 0 citations
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