Ancestral Chromatin Configuration Constrains Chromatin Evolution on Differentiating Sex Chromosomes in Drosophila.
Sex chromosomes evolve distinctive types of chromatin from a pair of ancestral autosomes that are usually euchromatic. In Drosophila, the dosage-compensated X becomes enriched for hyperactive chromatin in males (mediated by H4K16ac), while the Y chromosome acquires silencing heterochromatin (enriche...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-06-01
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| Series: | PLoS Genetics |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4482674?pdf=render |