Allele-specific expression analysis does not support sex chromosome inactivation on the chicken Z chromosome

Genome Biology and Evolution

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 619-626

  Wang, Qiong ^a   Mank, Judith E ^b   Li, Junying ^a   Yang, Ning ^a   Qu, Lujiang ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allele specific expression; Dosage compensation; Transcription

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ANIMAL; CHICKEN; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; SEX CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; SEX CHROMOSOMES; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EID: 85029638527     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17596653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evx031     Document Type: Article

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