Which of the following statements is true about imprintable genes? Both alleles

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Which of the following statements is true about imprintable genes? Both alleles of one imprintable gene inherited by a child could have been kept active (expressible) during gametogenesis in the parents. A) B) A man with a paternally silenced allele can give an active version of the allele to his daughters C) A woman with a paternally silenced allele can give an active version of the allele to her sons Both alleles of one imprintable gene inherited by a child could have been silenced during gametogenesis in the parents. D)

Explanation / Answer

Ans. Option A is the right one. Both the alleles of one imprintable gene inherited by a child could have been kept active during gametogenesis in the parents.

-Because the genomic imprinting is an epigenetic phenomenon that occurs in the germline.

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