More than DNA methylation: does pleiotropy drive the complex pattern of evolution of Dnmt1?
A. U. Amukamara, J. T. Washington, Z. Sanchez, E. C. Mckinney, A. J. Moore, R. J. Schmitz, P. J. Moore
This study shows that DNMT1 has roles beyond DNA methylation in gamete formation, challenging previous assumptions about its function and evolution in insects.
bioRxiv · Oct 30, 2019Evolutionary Biology