Resourceful imprinting

被引:203
作者
Constäncia, M [1 ]
Kelsey, G [1 ]
Reik, W [1 ]
机构
[1] Babraham Inst, Lab Dev Genet & Imprinting, Cambridge CB2 4AT, England
基金
英国生物技术与生命科学研究理事会;
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10.1038/432053a
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
A child's genes are not all equal: in some cases, the copy from either the mother or the father is turned off. This affects the child's ability to acquire resources in the womb, after birth, and perhaps throughout life.
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