Imprinted green beards: a little less than kin and more than kind
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Haig, D. 2013. “Imprinted Green Beards: a Little Less Than Kin and More Than Kind.” Biology Letters 9 (6) (October 9): 20130199–20130199. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2013.0199.Abstract
RNA is complementary to the DNA sequence from which it is transcribed. Therefore, interactions between DNA and RNA provide a simple mechanism of genetic self-detection within nuclei. Imprinted RNAs could enable alleles of maternal and paternal origin to detect whether they are the same (homozygous) or different (heterozygous), and thereby provide strategic information about expected relatedness to siblings.Terms of Use
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