Solter D
Department of Developmental Biology, Max-Planck Institute of Immunobiology, Freiburg, Germany.
Curr Opin Biotechnol. 1992 Dec;3(6):632-6. doi: 10.1016/0958-1669(92)90007-6.
The existence of functional differences between parts of the maternal and paternal genome has been demonstrated. The control of gene expression through genomic imprinting plays a significant role in normal developmental processes in mammals and is also instrumental in several human pathological conditions.