An evolutionary epigenetic clock in plants
N. Yao, Z. Zhang, L. Yu, R. Hazarika, C. Yu, H. Jang, L. M. Smith, J. Ton, L. Liu, J. Stachowicz, T. B. H. Reusch, R. J. Schmitz, F. Johannes
This paper introduces an epigenetic clock based on stochastic DNA methylation changes in plants, enabling high-resolution temporal analysis of phylogenetic relationships.
bioRxiv · Mar 15, 2023Evolutionary Biology