Evolution of the human X - A smart and sexy chromosome that controls speciation and development

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 99, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 141-145

  Graves, J A M ^a   Gecz J ^b,c   Hameister, H ^d  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOSOME; BRAIN FUNCTION; CELL MOTILITY; CHROMOSOME 9; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; CHROMOSOME INSERTION; CHROMOSOME MUTATION; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE GENE MAPPING; GENE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HEMIZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; KARYOTYPE EVOLUTION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; RNA METABOLISM; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TESTIS; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MODELS, GENETIC; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; X CHROMOSOME;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0344530927     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000071585     Document Type: Review

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