Genomic imprinting affects a subset of genes in mammals and results in a monoallelic,
parental-specific expression pattern. Most of these genes are located in clusters that are …

… be “imprinted” by their parents, and the phenomenon has been variously referred to as
parental imprinting, genomic imprinting, and gametic imprinting. In general, the imprinted copy of …

… the role that genomic imprinting has played over the course of mammalian evolution, but at
… of roles that imprinted genes play. In this review, we discuss efforts to define the extent of …

… This review began with a description of the use of genomic imprinting as an epigenetic
discovery model in mammals, which has already unearthed a treasure trove of long-range cis-…

… Genomic imprinting in mammals is increasingly being … We believe that imprinting has evolved
in mammals because of … the observed effects of imprinting in mammals and relates them to …

… known as genomic imprinting results in parental-specific gene expression. The imprinted gene
… Genomic imprinting is thus an exceptionally good tool to study epigenetic gene regulation …

… by genomic imprinting. In this review, we explore the evidence for variability in genomic
imprinting … We also consider why the imprinting of particular genes may be restricted to, or lost in, …

… Genomic imprinting, an epigenetic gene-marking phenomenon that occurs in the germline,
… of genes in mammals. Imprinting has a great impact on normal mammalian development, …

… of the regulation of genomic imprinting. We also discuss the biological significance of genomic
imprinting and propose hypotheses on the essential nature of genomic imprinting and the …

… to imprinting control in eutherians. Hence, understanding the mechanisms acting at imprinting
control regions across mammals has … of the origins and evolution of genomic imprinting. …