Recent research has found that diseases that appear as we age may be a result of which of the following?

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Genomic imprinting, which is the differential expression of inherited genes based on which parent they were inherited from, can play a role in diseases that occur as we age. This is because as we age, changes in the DNA methylation of imprinted genes can affect their expression and potentially lead to diseases such as cancer and neurological disorders. Polygenetic inheritance refers to the influence of multiple genes on a particular trait, so while it may also contribute to age-related diseases, it is not the specific factor mentioned in the question. Genomic inheritance and polygenetic imprinting are not recognized terms in genetics.

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