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Mammalian viviparity: a complex niche in the evolution of genomic imprinting.
Heredity - 1 Aug 2014
Keverne E B
Abstract excerpt
Evolution of mammalian reproductive success has witnessed a strong dependence on maternal resources through placental in utero development. Genomic imprinting, which has an active role in mammalian viviparity, also reveals a biased role for matrilineal DNA in its regulation. The co-existence of three matrilineal generations as one (mother, foetus and post-meiotic oocytes) has provided a maternal niche for...
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