A human mother’s genes seem to influence brain development while a human father’s genes seem to influence growth. What does this imply?
A. The mother imprints her brain development genes and the father imprints his growth genes.
B. The mother imprints her growth genes and the father imprints his brain development genes.
C. Mothers and fathers both imprint brain development genes.
D. Brain development genes are present in the mitochondria, while growth genes are present in the nucleus.
E. Brain development genes are on the X chromosome and growth genes are on the Y chromosome.
B. The mother imprints her growth genes and the father imprints his brain development genes.
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