Children with diabetes tend to have fathers,not mothers,with the illness.The pattern of inheritance is best explained by __________.

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Genomic imprinting refers to the differential expression of genes depending on whether they are inherited from the mother or father. In the case of diabetes, it has been observed that the condition tends to be inherited from the father, suggesting that there may be an imprinted gene on a chromosome that is inherited specifically from the father. This pattern of inheritance is consistent with genomic imprinting. Incomplete dominance and X-linked inheritance are not applicable, as they do not specifically explain why diabetes is more commonly inherited from fathers. Genetic mutation may be a contributing factor to diabetes, but it does not explain the pattern of inheritance specifically.

Children with Diabetes Tend to Have Fathers,not Mothers,with the Illness