Sex, sex chromosomes and gene expression

被引：3
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作者：
Lu, Xuemei [2 ]
Wu, Chung-I [1 ,2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Chicago, Dept Ecol & Evolut, Chicago, IL 60637 USA
[2] Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing Inst Genom, Lab Dis Genom & Individualized Med, Beijing, Peoples R China
来源：
BMC BIOLOGY | 2011年 / 9卷
关键词：
X-CHROMOSOME; EVOLUTION;
D O I：
10.1186/1741-7007-9-30
中图分类号：
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号：
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要：
The X chromosome has fewer testis-specific genes than autosomes in many species. This bias is commonly attributed to X inactivation in spermatogenesis but a recent paper in BMC Biology provides evidence against X inactivation in Drosophila and proposes that somatic tissue- and testis- but not ovary-specific genes tend not to be located on the X chromosome. Here, we discuss possible mechanisms underlying this bias, including sexual antagonism and dosage compensation.
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