Evolution of the CDKN1C-KCNQ1 imprinted domain

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Genomic imprinting occurs in both marsupial and eutherian mammals. The <it>CDKN1C </it>and <it>IGF2 </it>genes are both imprinted and syntenic in the mouse and human, but in marsupials only <it>IGF2 <...

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Main Authors: Shaw Geoff, Gehring Helen M, Pask Andrew J, Ager Eleanor I, Renfree Marilyn B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-05-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/8/163