Dosage compensation is less effective in birds than in mammals

Dosage compensation is less effective in birds than in mammals

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In animals with heteromorphic sex chromosomes, dosage compensation of sex-chromosome genes is thought to be critical for species survival. Diverse molecular mechanisms have evolved to effectively balance the expressed dose of X-linke...

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Main Authors: Itoh Yuichiro, Melamed Esther, Yang Xia, Kampf Kathy, Wang Susanna, Yehya Nadir, Van Nas Atila, Replogle Kirstin, Band Mark R, Clayton David F, Schadt Eric E, Lusis Aldons J, Arnold Arthur P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-03-01
Series:Journal of Biology
Online Access:http://jbiol.com/content/6/1/2

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