Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) gonad DNA methylation data and analysis

Epigenetic modification, specifically DNA methylation, is one possible mechanism for transgenerational plasticity. Before inheritance of methylation patterns can be characterized we need a better understanding of how environmental change modifies the parental epigenome. Specifically, methylation patterns should be understood in reproductive tissue. We examined the effect of ocean acidification on Eastern oyster (<i>Crassostrea virginica</i>) reproductive tissue.<br>The associated Github repository can be found here: https://github.com/epigeneticstoocean/paper-gonad-meth<br>This repository is associated with the manuscript "General DNA methylation patterns and environmentally-induced differential methylation in the eastern oyster (<i>Crassostrea virginica</i>)" on bioRXiv: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.01.07.897934v1

表观遗传修饰（epigenetic modification），尤其是DNA甲基化（DNA methylation），是跨代可塑性（transgenerational plasticity）的潜在机制之一。在对甲基化模式的遗传特性开展表征工作前，我们需要更深入地阐明环境变化如何改变亲本表观组（parental epigenome）。具体而言，需优先在生殖组织（reproductive tissue）中解析甲基化模式。本研究针对海洋酸化（ocean acidification）对东部牡蛎（*Crassostrea virginica*）生殖组织的影响展开了探究。
相关GitHub代码仓库可通过以下链接获取：https://github.com/epigeneticstoocean/paper-gonad-meth
该仓库关联的bioRxiv预印手稿为《东部牡蛎（*Crassostrea virginica*）的通用DNA甲基化模式与环境诱导的差异甲基化》，链接为：https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.01.07.897934v1