Sex specific X chromosome expression caused by genomic imprinting

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 197, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 487-495

  Iwasa, Y ^a   Pomiankowski, A ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME IMPRINTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0033590911     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1998.0888     Document Type: Article

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