X-inactivation by chromosomal pairing events

Genes and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 20, 1999, Pages 2624-2632

  Marahrens, York ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; GENE LOCUS; GENOME IMPRINTING; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENE SILENCING; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MODELS, GENETIC; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0033569558     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.13.20.2624     Document Type: Review

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