Intergenerational epigenetic inheritance in reef-building corals

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 10 February 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0687-2

Intergenerational inheritance of traits in corals can help species survive environmental change. Examination of intergenerational DNA methylation profiles in a reef-building coral shows there to be genome-wide inheritance, with the potential for adaptive capacity to environmental stressors.