A catalogue of imprinted genes and parent-of-origin effects in humans and animals.

doi:10.1093/hmg/7.10.1599

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A catalogue of imprinted genes and parent-of-origin effects in humans and animals.

Human molecular genetics - 1 Jan 1998

Morison I M, Reeve A E

Abstract excerpt

Parent-of-origin effects were first recorded >3000 years ago by mule breeders in Asia Minor. There are now several different types of evidence suggesting the presence of a large number of imprinted genes, many of which have not yet been identified. Here, we catalogue a wide range of evidence and...

Topics

Animals
Chromosome Mapping
Chromosomes, Human
Female
Genomic Imprinting
Humans
Male
Models, Genetic
Phenotype

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