_____________________ is a mechanism in which genes have been modified in one of the parents and have differing effects depending on whether they are transmitted to the offspring through the egg or sperm.

A) Polygenic inheritance
B) Genetic imprinting
C) Genetic transmission
D) X-linked disease

Genetic Imprinting

A genetic phenomenon by which certain genes are expressed in a parent-of-origin-specific manner.

Polygenic Inheritance

A mode of genetic inheritance in which traits are influenced by multiple genes, often resulting in a continuous range of possible phenotypes.

X-linked Disease

Genetic conditions that are caused by mutations in genes on the X chromosome, often affecting males more severely than females.