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Nonmammalian parent-of-origin effects.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2012
de la Casa-Esperón Elena
Abstract excerpt
Chromosomes acquire different epigenetic marks during oogenesis and spermatogenesis. After fertilization, if retained and selected, these differences may result in imprinting effects. Rather than being an oddity, imprinting effects have been found in many sexually reproducing organisms. Interestingly, imprinting can result in disparate effects under different selective forces. At the same time, epigenetic...
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