The X chromosome of monotremes shares a highly conserved region with the eutherian and marsupial X chromosomes despite the absence of X chromosome inactivation.

Lignende værker

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• Epigenetic modifications on X chromosomes in marsupial and monotreme mammals and implications for evolution of dosage compensation
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  Udgivet: (2010)
• X chromosome inactivation in the absence of Dicer
  af: Kanellopoulou, Chryssa, et al.
  Udgivet: (2009)
• Activity map of the tammar X chromosome shows that marsupial X inactivation is incomplete and escape is stochastic
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  Udgivet: (2010)
• The evolution of imprinting: chromosomal mapping of orthologues of mammalian imprinted domains in monotreme and marsupial mammals
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  Udgivet: (2007)