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The severity of roX1 mutations is predicted by MSL localization on the X chromosome.
Mechanisms of development - 1 Oct 2005
Deng Xinxian, Rattner Barbara P, Souter Skye, Meller Victoria H
Abstract excerpt
Dosage compensation equalizes the expression of sex-linked genes between males and females. Most genes on the X chromosome of male Drosophila are transcribed at an increased level, contributing to compensation. The roX1 and roX2 genes produce non-coding transcripts that localize along the X-chromosome of male flies. Although lacking sequence similarity, they are necessary but redundant components of a system that...
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