Sex differences in sand lizard telomere inheritance: paternal epigenetic effects increases telomere heritability and offspring survival.

<h4>Background</h4>To date, the only estimate of the heritability of telomere length in wild populations comes from humans. Thus, there is a need for analysis of natural populations with respect to how telomeres evolve.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>Here, we show that...

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Main Authors: Mats Olsson, Angela Pauliny, Erik Wapstra, Tobias Uller, Tonia Schwartz, Donald Blomqvist
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/e6dd7c7c6e1e403ca796dcac99e026b9
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