Genomic imprinting describes the epigenetic phenomenon is that the parent's origin is marked on genome. The phenomenon is unique to placental mammals, and causes parent-of-origin-specific monoallelic expression of most of imprinted genes. The previous studies on mice clarified that these gene expression control required the sex-specific differences of DNA methylation which were established in oogenesis or spermatogenesis. In this paper, we review the relevance of genomic imprinting mechanism and DNA methylation.
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1 October 2006
Genomic Imprinting in Mammals
Hisato Kobayashi,
Takahiro Arima
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Journal of Mammalian Ova Research
Vol. 23 • No. 4
October 2006
Vol. 23 • No. 4
October 2006
DNA methylation
GENOMIC IMPRINTING
germ cell
imprinted gene