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imprinting is a process that silences expression of either the maternal…

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imprinting is a process that silences expression of either the maternally-inherited allele or the paternally-inherited allele of a gene. imprinting only affects genes on the sex chromosomes, not genes on autosomes.
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Genomic imprinting silences either the maternal or paternal allele of a gene, but this epigenetic process affects genes on autosomes (non-sex chromosomes) as well as sex chromosomes. Examples include autosomal genes like IGF2 and H19 involved in growth regulation.

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