Zebra Finch DNA Methylation Data from Early-Life Environmental Effects Study

DNA was extracted from 100 zebra finch blood samples representing 50 individuals. Enzymatic Methyl-sequencing was used to quantify whole genome methylation, with raw data available at NCBI. The dataset and code were produced by Marianthi Tangili for a paper on epigenetic inferences in an ecological context.

Use Cases

• Analyze genome-wide DNA methylation patterns based on enzymatic Methyl-sequencing data
• Study correlations between early-life environmental exposures and epigenetic changes based on the ecological context described
• Replicate bioinformatics analyses from raw sequencing data to processed methylation files using the provided pipeline
• Investigate individual-level epigenetic variation based on data from 50 zebra finch individuals

Strengths

• Data is derived from 100 blood samples across 50 individual zebra finches
• Includes a documented bioinformatics pipeline from raw sequencing data to processed methylation files
• Raw sequencing data is archived in the authoritative NCBI repository

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download

Provenance

Source

DataverseNL Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Enzymatic Methyl-sequencing on zebra finch blood samples

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-22 06:10:19; freshness should be verified