GeneticsBiology LettersPeer-reviewed
Masculinizer-induced dosage compensation is achieved by transcriptional downregulation of both copies of Z-linked genes in the silkworm, Bombyx mori
Kenta Tomihara, Munetaka Kawamoto, Yutaka Suzuki…·Takashi Kiuchi
The paper investigates dosage compensation in silkworm males by analyzing allele-specific expression and finds both Z chromosomes are transcriptionally downregulated.
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