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X-Inactivation: Close Encounters of the X Kind
- Source :
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Current Biology . Apr2006, Vol. 16 Issue 7, pR259-R261. 0p. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- X chromosome inactivation ensures equal dosage of X-linked genes between male and female mammals. Two new studies have shown that the initiation of inactivation is preceded by X chromosome pairing; their results implicate this pairing in the choice and counting functions of X chromosome inactivation. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
- Subjects :
- *X chromosome
*SEX chromosomes
*GENE silencing
*MAMMALS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09609822
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Current Biology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 20524766
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2006.03.008