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Life cycle of the genomic imprints. The paternal (blue) and maternal imprints (red) are established in the germ-line and maintained through fertilization and subsequent embryonic development. However, the imprints are erased in PGCs before the new imprints are set. The imprints need to be maintained during the extensive reprogramming that occurs in animal cloning and iPS cell generation (blue arrow).
