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genomic imprinting
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genomic imprinting,
differential expression of a gene or genes as a function of whether they were inherited from the male or the female parent (e.g., a deletion on chromosome 15 that causes Prader-Willi syndrome if inherited from the father causes instead Angelman's syndrome if inherited from the mother).


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We won't be speaking here about genetic imprinting, but rather about subliminal mind messaging.
Studies also have shown that trap-and-haul fish have lower rates of the critical genetic imprinting that enables them to return to spawning grounds.
The book is a revised edition of Heffner's Human Reproduction at a Glance (2001); changes have been made to chapters on placental structure and function, genetic imprinting and reproductive tract cancers, and HIV infection.
 
 
 
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