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Epigenetics and inheritance of phenotype variation in livestock

Overview of attention for article published in Epigenetics & Chromatin, July 2016
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Title
Epigenetics and inheritance of phenotype variation in livestock
Published in
Epigenetics & Chromatin, July 2016
DOI 10.1186/s13072-016-0081-5
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Authors

Kostas A. Triantaphyllopoulos, Ioannis Ikonomopoulos, Andrew J. Bannister

Abstract

Epigenetic inheritance plays a crucial role in many biological processes, such as gene expression in early embryo development, imprinting and the silencing of transposons. It has recently been established that epigenetic effects can be inherited from one generation to the next. Here, we review examples of epigenetic mechanisms governing animal phenotype and behaviour, and we discuss the importance of these findings in respect to animal studies, and livestock in general. Epigenetic parameters orchestrating transgenerational effects, as well as heritable disorders, and the often-overlooked areas of livestock immunity and stress, are also discussed. We highlight the importance of nutrition and how it is linked to epigenetic alteration. Finally, we describe how our understanding of epigenetics is underpinning the latest cancer research and how this can be translated into directed efforts to improve animal health and welfare.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Colombia 1 <1%
Switzerland 1 <1%
Mexico 1 <1%
Spain 1 <1%
United States 1 <1%
Unknown 246 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 41 16%
Student > Bachelor 36 14%
Researcher 32 13%
Student > Postgraduate 30 12%
Student > Master 29 12%
Other 38 15%
Unknown 45 18%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 97 39%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 67 27%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 14 6%
Medicine and Dentistry 5 2%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 4 2%
Other 10 4%
Unknown 54 22%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 11. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 August 2021.
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#3,401,896
of 25,416,581 outputs
Outputs from Epigenetics & Chromatin
#119
of 614 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#59,465
of 378,769 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Epigenetics & Chromatin
#8
of 13 outputs
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