Which Statement BEST Described How Imprinting Varies Over the Course

question 3

Multiple Choice

Which statement BEST described how imprinting varies over the course of development?

• A) Imprinted alleles are permanently silenced from embryo development through adulthood.
• B) Imprinting is only active during embryo development, but expression returns to normal during adulthood.
• C) Imprinting is only active during gametogenesis, where alleles are selectively silenced before being transmitted to offspring.
• D) Imprinting randomly flickers on and off during development.
• E) Imprinted alleles differ by tissue type and time of development.

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Definitions:

Mean

Calculating the average involves summing all numbers in a set and then dividing by the quantity of those numbers.

Probability Distribution

A mathematical function that provides the probabilities of occurrence of different possible outcomes in an experiment.

Variance

A measure of the spread of a set of data points around their mean value, indicating how much the data varies.

Binomial Random Variable

A type of random variable that results from an experiment consisting of a fixed number of independent trials, each with two possible outcomes (success or failure).