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Probing the germline-dependence of epigenetic inheritance using artificial insemination in mice.

Environmental epigenetics (2016-02-08)
Johannes Bohacek, Sarah von Werdt, Isabelle M Mansuy
ABSTRACT

We developed a simple, noninvasive artificial insemination technique to study epigenetic germline inheritance in mice. This technique avoids interfering factors introduced by superovulation, surgery, in vitro culture or mating that can confound the transmission of acquired epigenetic information through the germline. Using a stress model, we demonstrate that our method is suited to test the causal involvement of the male germline in transmitting acquired information from father to offspring.

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