The fact that the variance in methylation at the genome scale explained by rearing environment and shared between populations from both rivers is only marginally significant is not unexpected given that salmon have 30 chromosomes and it is entirely plausible that epimarks acquired during early development do not persist equally among all chromosomes.
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Epigenomic modifications induced by hatchery rearing persist in germ line cells of adult salmon after their oceanic migration.
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