Demasculinization of the <it>Anopheles gambiae</it> X chromosome

Demasculinization of the <it>Anopheles gambiae</it> X chromosome

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In a number of organisms sex-biased genes are non-randomly distributed between autosomes and the shared sex chromosome X (or Z). Studies on <it>Anopheles gambiae</it> have produced conflicting results regarding the underr...

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Main Authors: Magnusson Kalle, Lycett Gareth J, Mendes Antonio M, Lynd Amy, Papathanos Philippos-Aris, Crisanti Andrea, Windbichler Nikolai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-05-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
<it>Anopheles gambiae</it>
demasculinization
germline x-chromosome inactivation
sexual antagonism
dosage compensation
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/69

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