A proposed mechanism for its occurrence involves methylation of a CpG dinucleotide.
A proposed mechanism for its occurrence involves methylation of a CpG dinucleotide. This phenomenon has been linked to Prader-Willi and (*) Angelman syndromes and it evolutionary origins are in the struggle for control o of resource expenditure during pregnancy. In some insect species, entire parental chromosomes can be eliminated through this process. For 10 points, name this phenomenon in which an epigenetic marker regulates the allelic expression of a gene depending on its maternal or paternal origin.
A proposed mechanism for its occurrence involves methylation of a CpG dinucleotide.
{genomic imprinting} (prompt on {epigenetic mechanism})