- Institution/s: Universidad de Saarbrücken, Universidad de Valladolid, Université d'Artois
- Project: Diccionario Terminológico de Genética (Eurogene)
- Identification number: 55
- Subdomains: Studies of chromatin, Studies of DNA, Studies of RNA, Techniques
- Author/s: Isaac MORENO RUIZ, Judith CARRERA FERNÁNDEZ, Marie-Hélène GARCIA, Rosario HERRERO
- Creation / modification date: 03-03-2014
- Term: genomic imprinting
- Gramatical category: s
- Definition: A phenomenon in which the phenotype of the offspring depends on the source of the chromosome containing the imprinted gene, i.e. whether it is from the female or from the male parent.
- Context: Genomic imprinting is an epigenetic process in which genes are monoallelically expressed according to their parent of origin. This process requires an imprinting mark to designate the chromosomes' parental identity.
- Weighting mark: nor
- Sources:
- Term: EMERY, A.E.H. y MUELLER, R.F. (1992) Elements of Medical Genetics, Churchill Livingstone: New York. 8th Edition.
- Definition: The American Heritage Science Dictionary. (2005). Consultado el 28 de enero de 2014
- Context: WEAVER, J. R. (2012) "Interrelated roles of repressive chromatin modifiers in genomic imprinting" (2012). Consultado el 28 de enero de 2014. Disponible en: http://repository.upenn.edu/dissertations/AAI3542851/
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