Effects of artificial induction of triploidy on DNA methylation and gene expression during early development in the European sea bass
The current study investigated the effects of induced triploidization on gene expression and DNA methylation in European sea bass during embryonic development. The goal was to enhance our understanding of how ploidy elevation is dealt with, enabling triploids to manage the presence of an extra set of chromosomes while maintaining phenotypic traits similar to their diploid counterparts. To achieve our goal, we first compared gene expression in two developmental stages within and across each ploidy level. Then, we assessed DNA methylation changes due to ploidy level within each developmental stage.