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Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
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DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) methylation causes the silencing of gene expression. When a methylated allele of a gene is inherited, then it is not expressed. The gene expression of an organism depends on the inherited allele of the parent.

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