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How is dosage compensation achieved in Drosophila? one X chromosome is randomly inactivated in females the level of gene expression from the X chromosome is doubled in males one X chromosome is randomly inactivated in males the level of gene expression from both X chromosomes is reduced by 50% in females

          How is dosage compensation achieved in
Drosophila?
one X chromosome is randomly inactivated in
females
the level of gene expression from the X
chromosome is doubled in males
one X chromosome is randomly inactivated in
males
the level of gene expression from both X
chromosomes is reduced by 50% in females

How is dosage compensation achieved in
Drosophila?
one X chromosome is randomly inactivated in
females
the level of gene expression from the X
chromosome is doubled in males
one X chromosome is randomly inactivated in
males
the level of gene expression from both X
chromosomes is reduced by 50% in females

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Julianne Zedalis, John Eggebrecht

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Solved by Expert Ronald Prasad

01/09/2023

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This ensures that both males and females have the same effective dose of X-linked genes. Show more…

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How is dosage compensation achieved in Drosophila? one x chromosome is randomly inactivated in females the level of gene expression from the x chromosome is doubled in males one x chromosome is randomly inactivated in males the level of gene expression from both x chromosomes is reduced by 50% in females How is dosage compensation achieved in Drosophila? one X chromosome is randomly inactivated in females the level of gene expression from the X chromosome is doubled in males one X chromosome is randomly inactivated in males the level of gene expression from both X chromosomes is reduced by 50% in females