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Epigenetics - LSUHSC Human Development Center

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Genomic imprinting• Is necessary for the developing embryo.• Completion of embryogenesis requires both thedifferential maternal and paternal genomicexpressions.• No mammalian species is known to useparthenogenesis as a naturally occurring reproductivemethod.(exception: animal cloning)• Parthenogenesis is the natural production of offspringby a female, without a male genetic contribution.

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