X chromosome inactivation: Theme and variations

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 99, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 8-16

  Migeon, B R ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC STABILITY; GENOME IMPRINTING; HUMAN; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX CHROMOSOME; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; VERTEBRATE; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ANIMALS; DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; VARIATION (GENETICS); X CHROMOSOME;

MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0344961845     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000071568     Document Type: Review

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