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Molecular characterization of the male-specific lethal-3 gene and investigations of the regulation of dosage compensation in Drosophila.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Feb 1995
Gorman M, Franke A, Baker B S
Abstract excerpt
In Drosophila, dosage compensation occurs by transcribing the single male X chromosome at twice the rate of each of the two female X chromosomes. This hypertranscription requires four autosomal male-specific lethal (msl) genes and is negatively regulated by the Sxl gene in females. Two of the msls, the mle and msl-1 genes, encode proteins that are associated with hundreds of specific sites along the length of the...
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