Genomic Imprinting

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-012232",
  "term": "Genomic Imprinting",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Parent-specific expression or repression of genes or chromosomes in offspring.\n\n2. The process by which one chromosome of a pair is chemically modified, depending on whether the chromosome comes from the father or the mother. These modifications lead to differential expression of a gene or genes on a maternally derived chromosome versus a paternally derived chromosome.",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus",
    "National Cancer Institute Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/genomic-imprinting/"
}