Abstract
Female mammals inactivate one of their two X chromosomes to ensure a dosage of genes equal to that of males who contain a single X. A brief union between the pair of X chromosomes may initiate this inactivation process.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1107-1109 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Science |
| Volume | 311 |
| Issue number | 5764 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 24 2006 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General