Can the terms homozygous and heterozygous be

usedwith autosomal genomically imprinted genes? Explain your

rationale.

no

Explanation:

Genomic imprinting is an inheritance process independent of the classical Mendelian inheritance. It is an epigenetic process that involves DNA methylation and histone methylation without altering the genetic sequence. These epigenetic marks are established in the germline of the parents and are maintained through mitotic cell divisions. The genes do not change to be either homozygous or heterozygous.