In mice, the gene for insulin-like growth factor is imprinted. During embryonic development, only the paternal allele for insulin-like growth factor is expressed. This means

A. that the paternal allele is imprinted.
B. that the maternal allele is imprinted.
C. that the paternal allele is mutated.
D. that the paternal allele is hyper-methylated.
E. that the maternal allele is expressed.


Answer: B

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