Xist and its role in X-chromosome inactivation

Compensation for the two-fold dosage difference in female versus male mammals for X-linked genes involves the formation of an extremely stable heterochromatin structure on one of the two X chromosomes in females. Expression of the untranslated RNA, XIST, is required in cis for the establishment o...

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Main Author: Chow, Jennifer Christa
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/14952

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