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Brain Cells Prefer One Parent's Gene


Claire.

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Playing favorites: Brain cells prefer one parent's gene over the other's.

Most kids say they love their mom and dad equally, but there are times when even the best prefers one parent over the other. The same can be said for how the body's cells treat our DNA instructions. It has long been thought that each copy -- one inherited from mom and one from dad -- is treated the same. A new study from scientists at the University of Utah School of Medicine shows that it is not uncommon for cells in the brain to preferentially activate one copy over the other. The finding breaks basic tenets of classic genetics and suggests new ways in which genetic mutations might cause brain disorders.

Read more: ScienceDaily

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So what your saying that an un born chooses one parent over the other,could it be it has no choice?.......when children inherit most things from their mother......eg,skin,the love of pimples,hair.....

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