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Selfish conflict underlies RNA-mediated parent-of-origin effects.
Nature - 1 Apr 2024
Pliota Pinelopi, Marvanova Hana, Koreshova Alevtina, Kaufman Yotam, Tikanova Polina, Krogull Daniel, Hagmüller Andreas, Widen Sonya A, Handler Dominik, Gokcezade Joseph, Duchek Peter, Brennecke Julius, Ben-David Eyal, Burga Alejandro
Abstract excerpt
Genomic imprinting-the non-equivalence of maternal and paternal genomes-is a critical process that has evolved independently in many plant and mammalian species1,2. According to kinship theory, imprinting is the inevitable consequence of conflictive selective forces acting on differentially expressed parental alleles3,4. Yet, how these epigenetic differences evolve in the first place is poorly understood3,5,6....
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