X inactivation turns off entire chromosomes, whereas imprinting turns off only specific genes. How do these processes work, and why do they often produce similar results? Upon examining their ...

You're not an equal product of both parents' genes. Genomic imprinting, a process whereby only one gene copy is expressed, not only exists but, combined with mutations, may lead to disease.

The mechanism behind this phenomenon, known as genomic imprinting, is determined by DNA modifications during egg and sperm production. The Burga Lab at the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology ...

“In explaining mechanisms of speciation, I believe that people have tended to ignore imprinting, or parent-of-origin effects, simply because until fairly recently we didn’t have good genetic ...

genetic imprinting, organellar genomes and population genetics. Grading: Grades will be based on two in class examinations (25% each) and the written reports on the laboratory exercises.

pregnancy loss with multi-locus imprinting abnormalities, and offspring with birth defects3,4. We also work on identifying and characterizing the genetic defects that cause X-linked dominant ...