Origin and evolution of X chromosome inactivation

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 397-404

  Gribnau, Joost ^a   Grootegoed, J Anton ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX3;

BINDING SITE; DIPLOIDY; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME IMPRINTING; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOMATIC CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SRY GENE; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CHROMOSOMES, MAMMALIAN; DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC; GENES, X-LINKED; MAMMALS; MARSUPIALIA; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EUTHERIA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA;

EID: 84861980035     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: 18790410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2012.02.004     Document Type: Review

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