Fig. 4: Differentially methylated regions (DMRs) during in situ (In) and ex situ in vivo (Ex) conservation programmes of chickens.

a Number of DMRs detected in different conservation programmes of three indigenous chicken breeds. b Change in numbers of DMRs detected between Ex and In of three indigenous chicken breeds. c Length of DMRs during different conservation programmes of three indigenous chicken breeds. d Venn diagram of the numbers of overlapping bases in DMRs during different conservation programmes of three indigenous chicken breeds. Overlapping areas are presented as percentages. e Overlapping bases (bp) in DMRs during Ex conservation of three indigenous chicken breeds.