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The imprinting of genes has an epigenetic mode of regulation.(a) True(b) FalseThis question was posed to me in exam.I'm obligated to ask this question of Silencing and Genomic Imprinting topic in portion Regulating Gene Expression in Eukaryotes of Cytogenetics |
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Answer» CORRECT answer is (a) True The BEST explanation: Imprinting is ascertained by the methylation of CERTAIN C residues in CpG islands in the PROMOTER region of a gene. THUS, it is not genetic but epigenetic regulation. |
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