Sex bias in gene expression is not the same as dosage compensation

Heredity

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 434-

  Mank, J E ^a   Ellegren, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SRY GENE;

ANIMALS; DNA METHYLATION; DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, SRY; HUMANS; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX CHROMOSOMES; SEX RATIO;

EID: 70350342317     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2009.90     Document Type: Letter

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