dosage compensation
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dosage compensation [′dō·sij ‚käm·pən‚sā·shən]

(genetics)

A mechanism that equalizes the expression in males and females of genes located on the X chromosome, despite their presence in two doses in the homogametic sex and a single dose in the heterogametic sex.

A mechanism that equalizes the expression of X-linked and autosomal genes by doubling the expression level of X-linked genes in maleDrosophilaand in both male and female mammals with their single active X.

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dosage compensation (redirected from Gene dose)

dosage compensation
(redirected from Gene dose)