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IMPRINTED GENE [1 record]

Record 1 2000-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

Chemically marked gene having to do with growth of the developing embryo.

CONT

The imprinted genes are tagged with methyl groups (one carbon and three hydrogen atoms) that instruct them to become active or to remain silent, depending on which parent they come from.

Key term(s)
  • genetic print

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
OBS

Voir empreinte génétique.

Spanish

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