Avian sex chromosomes: Dosage compensation matters

Chromosome Research

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 687-697

  McQueen, Heather A ^a   Clinton, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dosage compensation; MHM valley; Sex determination; Z chromosome

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN DMRT 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIRD; CHICKEN; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DETERMINATION; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC; FEMALE; MALE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX CHROMOSOMES; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESSES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

AVES;

EID: 70349653833     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: 15736849     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10577-009-9056-8     Document Type: Review

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