A model for genomic imprinting in the social brain: adults.
Genomic imprinting refers to genes that are silenced when inherited via sperm or via egg. The silencing of genes conditional upon their parental origin requires an evolutionary explanation. The most widely accepted theory for the evolution of genomic imprinting-the kinship theory-argues that conflic...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2011
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