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ReviewNature communications2025

Epigenetic variation in light of population genetic practice.

Sarah A Mueller, Justin Merondun, Sonja Lečić, Jochen B W Wolf

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Review in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Epigenetic Connections in Malocclusion.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  4. Enzyme Catalytic Parameters and Evolution Across the Dissipation Plane.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  8. Current Research in Drug-Free Cancer Therapies.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Sarah A MuellerDivision of Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biology, LMU Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany. s.mueller@bio.lmu.de.
Justin MerondunDivision of Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biology, LMU Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.
Sonja LečićDivision of Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biology, LMU Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany.
Jochen B W WolfDivision of Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biology, LMU Munich, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany. j.wolf@bio.lmu.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2958-5183

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) WO 1426/4-1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The evolutionary impact of epigenetic variation depends on its transgenerational stability and source - whether genetically determined, environmentally induced, or due to spontaneous, genotype-independent mutations. Here, we evaluate current approaches for investigating an independent role of epigenetics in evolution, pinpointing methodological challenges. We further identify opportunities arising from integrating epigenetic data with population genetic analyses in natural populations. Efforts to advance data quality, study design, and statistical treatment are encouraged to consolidate our understanding of the source of heritable epigenetic variation, quantify its autonomous potential for evolution, and enrich population genetic analyses with an additional layer of information.

Indexed as

Epigenesis, GeneticEpigenomicsGenetics, PopulationGenetic VariationAnimalsHumans

Identifiers

PMID39863592
PMCPMC11762325

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