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Transcriptome-wide investigation of genomic imprinting in chicken.
Nucleic acids research - 1 Apr 2014
Frésard Laure, Leroux Sophie, Servin Bertrand, Gourichon David, Dehais Patrice, Cristobal Magali San, Marsaud Nathalie, Vignoles Florence, Bed'hom Bertrand, Coville Jean-Luc, Hormozdiari Farhad, Beaumont Catherine, Zerjal Tatiana, Vignal Alain, Morisson Mireille, Lagarrigue Sandrine, Pitel Frédérique
Abstract excerpt
Genomic imprinting is an epigenetic mechanism by which alleles of some specific genes are expressed in a parent-of-origin manner. It has been observed in mammals and marsupials, but not in birds. Until now, only a few genes orthologous to mammalian imprinted ones have been analyzed in chicken and did not demonstrate any evidence of imprinting in this species. However, several published observations such as...
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