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Chromosome imprinting and the mammalian X chromosome

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Chromosome imprinting is the process by which one of two genetically homologous chromosomes is predetermined to function differently from the other at a subsequent stage in development. In the coccid insects, imprinting occurs in the egg, at the time of fertilisation; it probably occurs at the same time and site in mammals, and possibly also in Sciara.

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  1. Microbiology and Pharmacology Laboratory and Centre for Theoretical Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012

    H. Sharat Chandra

  2. Department of Genetics, University of California, Berkeley, California, 94720

    Spencer W. Brown

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