Enzyme Helps Males Make Up For Their X Chromosome Shortage

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Sat, 05/31/2008 - 23:30

Researchers have revealed new insights into how sex chromosomes are regulated. A chromatin modifying enzyme helps compensate for the fact that males have only one copy of the sex chromosome X, while females have two.


 

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