|  | SYN: 
            parental imprinting 
 The phenomenon in which there is differential expression of a gene 
            depending on whether it was maternally or paternally inherited. Paternal 
            imprinting means that an allele inherited from the father is not expressed 
            in offspring. Maternal imprinting means that an allele inherited from 
            the mother is not expressed in offspring.
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