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Introduction

In genomic imprinting, one copy of a gene is silenced, leaving only one working copy (usually there are two). When two copies are activated, or two are inactivated during improper imprinting (i. e. two maternal copies, or two paternal copies), this can result in many disorders.*

Cloned Mice with Different DNA Methylation (image courtesy of Emma Whitehead)

*Genetic Science Learning Center (2014, June 22) Genomic Imprinting. Learn.Genetics. Retrieved September 8, 2014, from http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/epigenetics/imprinting/

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