Unmasking a role for sex chromosomes in gene silencing

Several sexually dimorphic phenotypes correlate with sex-chromosome dosage rather than with phenotypic sex. New research suggests that sex chromosome dimorphism helps to regulate gene silencing.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Maatouk, Danielle M, Capel, Blanche
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
Materias:
Research Highlight
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2965378/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20875148
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/gb-2010-11-9-134
Descripción
Sumario:Several sexually dimorphic phenotypes correlate with sex-chromosome dosage rather than with phenotypic sex. New research suggests that sex chromosome dimorphism helps to regulate gene silencing.

Ejemplares similares