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Imprinting of the Y chromosome influences dosage compensation in roX1 roX2 Drosophila melanogaster.
Genetics - 1 Nov 2009
Menon Debashish U, Meller Victoria H
Abstract excerpt
Drosophila melanogaster males have a well-characterized regulatory system that increases X-linked gene expression. This essential process restores the balance between X-linked and autosomal gene products in males. A complex composed of the male-specific lethal (MSL) proteins and RNA is recruited to the body of transcribed X-linked genes where it modifies chromatin to increase expression. The RNA components of...
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