The evolution of genomic imprinting.

doi:10.1093/genetics/144.3.1283

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The evolution of genomic imprinting.

Genetics - 1 Nov 1996

Mochizuki A, Takeda Y, Iwasa Y

Abstract excerpt

In some mammalian genes, the paternally and maternally derived alleles are expressed differently: this phenomenon is called genomic imprinting. Here we study the evolution of imprinting using multivariate quantitative genetic models to examine the feasibility of the genetic conflict hypothesis. T...

Topics

Animals
Evolution, Molecular
Female
Genomic Imprinting
Male
Mathematical Computing
Models, Genetic
Mutation

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