Table 1

Imprinting status in different pig tissues and for three development stages expressed as ratio of paternal to maternal IGF2 gene expression.

Tissue

Ratio paternal to maternal gene expression (± SD)

Adult liver (N = 6)

4.2 (± 6.2)

Newborn liver (N = 2)

21.3 (± 0.01)

Foetal liver (N = 2)

Paternal expression

Adult muscle (N = 6)

9.2 (± 6.2)

Newborn muscle (N = 2)

19.9 (± 6.0)

Foetal muscle (N = 2)

Paternal expression (N = 1) and 14 (N = 1))

Adult kidney (N = 6)

22.9 (± 10.2)

Newborn kidney (N = 1)

34.0

Foetal kidney (N = 2)

Paternal expression

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