Lack of global meiotic sex chromosome inactivation, and paucity of tissue-specific gene expression on the <it>Drosophila X </it>chromosome

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Paucity of male-biased genes on the <it>Drosophila X </it>chromosome is a well-established phenomenon, thought to be specifically linked to the role of these genes in reproduction and/or their expression in the meiotic ma...

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Main Authors: Nurminsky Dmitry I, Mikhaylova Lyudmila M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:BMC Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/9/29