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Sex chromosome evolution: life, death and repetitive DNA

Dimorphic sex chromosomes create problems. Males of many species, including Drosophila, are heterogametic, with dissimilar X and Y chromosomes. The essential process of dosage compensation modulates the expression of X-linked genes in one sex to maintain a constant ratio of X to autosomal expression...

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Published in:Fly (Austin)
Main Authors: Deshpande, Nikita, Meller, Victoria H
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Taylor & Francis 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4594464/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25751570
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19336934.2015.1024395
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