An overview of X inactivation based on species differences

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 56, Issue , 2016, Pages 111-116

  Migeon, Barbara R ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CpG methylation and escape genes; Dosage compensation; Evolutionary tinkering; Long non coding RNA; Paternal imprints

Indexed keywords

EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTIONARY TINKERING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MAMMAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STAGING; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; ANIMAL; CHROMATIN; DNA METHYLATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; DNA METHYLATION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; MAMMALS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EID: 84955615869     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: 10963634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2016.01.024     Document Type: Review

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