Question 58

(Multiple Choice)

Suppose that a gene on human chromosome 18 can be imprinted in a given pattern in a female parent but not in a male parent.A couple in whom each maternal meiosis is followed by imprinting of this gene have children.What can we expect as a likely outcome?


A)All sons but no daughters will bear their mother's imprinting pattern.
B)All daughters but no sons will bear their mother's imprinting pattern.
C)All sons and daughters will have a 50% chance of receiving the mother's imprinting pattern.
D)All the children will bear their mother's imprinting pattern but only daughters will then pass it down.
E)Each of the children will imprint a different chromosome.

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