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Female Meiotic Sex Chromosome Inactivation in Chicken

During meiotic prophase in male mammals, the heterologous X and Y chromosomes remain largely unsynapsed, and meiotic sex chromosome inactivation (MSCI) leads to formation of the transcriptionally silenced XY body. In birds, the heterogametic sex is female, carrying Z and W chromosomes (ZW), whereas...

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Autores principales: Schoenmakers, Sam, Wassenaar, Evelyne, Hoogerbrugge, Jos W., Laven, Joop S. E., Grootegoed, J. Anton, Baarends, Willy M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2678266/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19461881
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1000466