Sex, sex chromosomes and gene expression

BMC Biology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Lu, Xuemei ^a   Wu, Chung I ^a,b  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; DROSOPHILA; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; NOTE; SEX CHROMOSOME; SPERMATOGENESIS; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, INSECT; SEX CHROMOSOMES; SPERMATOGENESIS; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EID: 79955493874     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7007-9-30     Document Type: Note

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