Describe how dosage compensation of the X chromosome is accomplished in female mammals and how this differs in Drosophila
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This process occurs early in embryonic development, where one of the two X chromosomes in each cell is randomly inactivated. This inactivated X chromosome condenses into a structure known as a Barr body and is essentially turned off, meaning it does not express Show more…
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