Mechanisms and evolutionary patterns of mammalian and avian dosage compensation
As a result of sex chromosome differentiation from ancestral autosomes, male mammalian cells only contain one X chromosome. It has long been hypothesized that X-linked gene expression levels have become doubled in males to restore the original transcriptional output, and that the resulting X overexp...
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| Μορφή: | Journal article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2012
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