Symposium 12 on Plant Epigenetics
Organisers: Joop Ouborg (NL) and Oliver Bossdorf (CH)
Description: Epigenetic processes such as DNA methylation may play a greater role in phenotypic evolution than previously acknowledged. Particularly in plants, there is now increasing evidence of epigenetic inheritance, natural epigenetic variation, and environmentally-induced heritable epigenetic changes. This symposium will give an insight into some of the questions and novel findings in this new field.
Symposium 21 on Evolutionary Ecological Genomics
Organisers: Luisa Orsini (BE) and Christophe Eizaguirre (DE)
Description: Progress in ecological genomics is hindered by limited genome information in non-model species and the lack of an ecological context in genetic model species. This symposium will focus on integrating cutting edge molecular biology in model and non model organisms within an evolutionary context. Our aim is to understand adaptive responses in multidimensional selection regimes in the wild.
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