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Genomic imprinting and carcinogenesis.
Histology and histopathology - 1 Apr 1998
Yun K
Abstract excerpt
The Mendelian inheritance is based on the fundamental rule in which mammalian genes are expressed equally from two homologous biparental alleles. Recently a small number of genes have been identified to show an exception to this rule in that homologous alleles can function differently in somatic cells depending on whether they come from the mother or the father. This intriguing biological phenomenon is called as...
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