Genetics: Analysis and Principles
Genetics: Analysis and Principles
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Author: Robert J. Brooker Professor Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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For the Igf2 gene, where do de novo methylation and maintenance methylation occur?

a. De novo methylation occurs in sperm, and maintenance methylation occurs in egg cells.

b. De novo methylation occurs in egg cells, and maintenance methylation occurs in sperm cells.

c. De novo methylation occurs in sperm, and maintenance methylation occurs in somatic cells of offspring.

d. De novo methylation occurs in egg cells, and maintenance methylation occurs in somatic cells of offspring.

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