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Ferree, P.M. (2017). Sex Differences: Satellite DNA Directs Male-Specific Gene Expression.  Curr. Biol. 27(10): R378--RR380.
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FBrf0235622
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Abstract
Dosage compensation in some animals involves up-regulation of genes on the male's X chromosome. A study in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster shows that satellite DNA, and corresponding small non-coding RNA, helps the dosage compensation machinery preferentially find X sequences.
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28535386
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DOI
10.1016/j.cub.2017.03.066
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    Language of Publication
    English
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    Publication Type
    Journal
    Abbreviation
    Curr. Biol.
    Title
    Current Biology
    Publication Year
    1991-
    ISBN/ISSN
    0960-9822
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