Which of the following processes is an example of epigenetic regulation in mammals?
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Correct answer: Genomic imprinting expressing only one parental allele
Genomic imprinting is epigenetic: parent-of-origin-specific DNA methylation or chromatin modification leads to expression of only the maternal or paternal allele without changing the DNA sequence.
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