Human male meiotic sex chromosome inactivation.

Human male meiotic sex chromosome inactivation.

In mammalian male gametogenesis the sex chromosomes are distinctive in both gene activity and epigenetic strategy. At first meiotic prophase the heteromorphic X and Y chromosomes are placed in a separate chromatin domain called the XY body. In this process, X,Y chromatin becomes highly phosphorylate...

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Main Authors: Marieke de Vries, Sanne Vosters, Gerard Merkx, Kathleen D'Hauwers, Derick G Wansink, Liliana Ramos, Peter de Boer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3280304?pdf=render

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