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Mammalian X chromosome inactivation evolved as a dosage-compensation mechanism for dosage-sensitive genes on the X chromosome.
(2012)How and why female somatic X-chromosome inactivation (XCI) evolved in mammals remains poorly understood. Ohno proposed a two-step process where XCI is a dosage-compensation mechaQ: 7 nism that evolved to equalize ...