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roX1 RNA paints the X chromosome of male Drosophila and is regulated by the dosage compensation system.
Cell - 21 Feb 1997
Meller V H, Wu K H, Roman G, Kuroda M I, Davis R L
Abstract excerpt
The Drosophila roX1 gene is X-linked and produces RNAs that are male-specific, somatic, and preferentially expressed in the central nervous system. These RNAs are retained in the nucleus and lack any significant open reading frame. Although all sexually dimorphic characteristics in Drosophila were thought to be controlled by the sex determination pathway through the gene transformer (tra), the expression of roX1...
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