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Within-species genetic diversity is crucial for the resilience of populations, and thus their long-term persistence in a rapidly changing world. Genetic diversity underpins the variation in species’ ...

Scientists have long known that the DNA code in genes is not the only way to pass genetic traits from parents to offspring. "Epigenetic" marks—chemical modifications to DNA that don't change the DNA ...