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Random X inactivation and extensive mosaicism in human placenta revealed by analysis of allele-specific gene expression along the X chromosome.
PloS one - 4 Jun 2010
Moreira de Mello Joana Carvalho, de Araújo Erica Sara Souza, Stabellini Raquel, Fraga Ana Maria, de Souza Jorge Estefano Santana, Sumita Denilce R, Camargo Anamaria A, Pereira Lygia V
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Imprinted inactivation of the paternal X chromosome in marsupials is the primordial mechanism of dosage compensation for X-linked genes between females and males in Therians. In Eutherian mammals, X chromosome inactivation (XCI) evolved into a random process in cells from the embryo proper, where...
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