Targeting determinants of dosage compensation in Drosophila.
The dosage compensation complex (DCC) in Drosophila melanogaster is responsible for up-regulating transcription from the single male X chromosome to equal the transcription from the two X chromosomes in females. Visualization of the DCC, a large ribonucleoprotein complex, on male larval polytene chr...
| Format: | Article |
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| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2006-02-01
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| Series: | PLoS Genetics |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.0020005 |