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Autosomal dominant mutations affecting X inactivation choice in the mouse.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 10 May 2002
Percec Ivona, Plenge Robert M, Nadeau Joseph H, Bartolomei Marisa S, Willard Huntington F
Abstract excerpt
X chromosome inactivation is the silencing mechanism eutherian mammals use to equalize the expression of X-linked genes between males and females early in embryonic development. In the mouse, genetic control of inactivation requires elements within the X inactivation center (Xic) on the X chromosome that influence the choice of which X chromosome is to be inactivated in individual cells. It has long been posited...
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