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The Y chromosome may contribute to sex-specific aging in Drosophila
Heterochromatin suppresses repetitive DNA, and a loss of heterochromatin has been observed in aged cells of several species, including humans and Drosophila. Males often contain substantially more heterochromatic DNA than females, due to the presence of a large, repeat-rich Y chromosome, and male fl...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7274899/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32313175 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-1179-5 |