›› 2008, Vol. 1 ›› Issue (9): 71-73.

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The Research Progress in Genome Imprinting

WANG Jianchun1, WU Guojiang1, LI Shijie1,2
  

  1. 1.College of Life Science, Agriculture University of Hebei, Baoding 071001, China;2.National Key Laboratory for Agrobiotechnology, China Agriculture University, Beijing 100193, China
  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2008-09-20 Published:2008-09-20

Abstract: Genomic imprinting is a parentoforigin specific gene expression which is a vital epigenetic mechanism. This article reviews the characters of imprinting genes and the mechanisms of genomic imprinting. It also demonstrates the biology significance of genomic imprinting.

Key words: genome imprinting; DNA methylation; modification of histones; biological significance

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