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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"X-chromosome silencing"”.
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The role of Xist RNA in the maintenance of X chromosome inactivation
The role of Xist RNA in silencing the inactive X of female somatic cells was investigated by generating a conditional allele of the Xist gene. A system was set up in which reactivation of two X-linked genes, the endogenous Hprt gene and an X-linked GFP transgene, can be quantitatively assessed. …
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Epigenetics and sex expression in trioecious papaya
… is regulated by a pair of recently evolved sex chromosomes. Genomic and genetic studies over the past century have made significant achievements towards the understanding of the sex determination system in papaya. However, the epigenetic aspects of sex determination and sex chromosome evolution …