Oysters in transition: hermaphrodite oysters display unique DNA methylation patterns in gill tissue
This study is the first to characterize DNA methylomes of hermaphrodite oysters, providing new insights into the epigenetic mechanisms underlying sex reversal in a sequential hermaphrodite invertebrate. Additionally, this study characterizes sex-specific DNA methylation in somatic gill tissue, paving the way for non-lethal sex identification using epigenetic biomarkers.
Authors
- Reindert Nijland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0049-3768)
- Albertinka J. Murk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4881-4236)
- Hendrik‐Jan Megens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3619-7533)
- M.Y. Engelsma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7683-8596)
- Pauline Kamermans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1555-9491)
- Sophie Valk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0584-8062)
Institutions
- Wageningen University & Research (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Genomics
- Published
- 2025-06-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-025-11736-1
- Primary Topic
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00