X chromosome inactivation during Drosophila spermatogenesis.
Genes with male- and testis-enriched expression are under-represented on the Drosophila melanogaster X chromosome. There is also an excess of retrotransposed genes, many of which are expressed in testis, that have "escaped" the X chromosome and moved to the autosomes. It has been proposed...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2007-10-01
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| Series: | PLoS Biology |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2001211?pdf=render |