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Adult male cheetah standing in Kruger National Park
Research: Molecular biology & biochemistry, Genetics & genomics

DNA Methylation Shifted as Namibian Male Cheetahs Became Territorial

Paired blood samples from ten free-ranging Namibian males revealed widespread, predominantly increased DNA methylation after the same cheetahs became territorial, but the study cannot determine whether the epigenetic changes caused or followed the transition.

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